Chinese Vocabulary: Animals

猫头鹰

māotóuyīng

HSK 6 noun

owl (นกฮูก)

Example Sentence

猫头鹰是夜行性动物。

Māotóuyīng shì yèxíngxìng dòngwù.

The owl is a nocturnal animal.

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天鹅

tiān'é

HSK 6 noun

swan (หงส์)

Example Sentence

湖面上游着两只天鹅。

Húmiàn shàng yóuzhe liǎng zhī tiān'é.

There are two swans swimming on the lake.

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孔雀

kǒngquè

HSK 5 noun

peacock (นกยูง)

Example Sentence

孔雀开屏的样子真漂亮。

Kǒngquè kāipíng de yàngzi zhēn piàoliang.

The peacock looks beautiful when it fans its tail.

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鹦鹉

yīngwǔ

HSK 5 noun

parrot (นกแก้ว)

Example Sentence

这只鹦鹉会学人说话。

Zhè zhī yīngwǔ huì xué rén shuōhuà.

This parrot can imitate human speech.

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老鹰

lǎoyīng

HSK 5 noun

eagle (นกอินทรี)

Example Sentence

老鹰在天空中盘旋。

Lǎoyīng zài tiānkōng zhōng pánxuán.

The eagle is circling in the sky.

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鸽子

gēzi

HSK 4 noun

pigeon (นกพิราบ)

Example Sentence

广场上有许多鸽子。

Guǎngchǎng shàng yǒu xǔduō gēzi.

There are many pigeons in the square.

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燕子

yànzi

HSK 4 noun

swallow (นกนางแอ่น)

Example Sentence

春天来了，燕子从南方飞回来了。

Chūntiān láile, yànzi cóng nánfāng fēi huíláile.

Spring has arrived, and the swallows have flown back from the south.

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兽医

shòuyī

HSK 5 noun

veterinarian (สัตวแพทย์)

Example Sentence

小猫生病了，我带它去看兽医。

Xiǎomāo shēngbìng le, wǒ dài tā qù kàn shòuyī.

The kitten is sick, so I took it to see the vet.

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乌龟

wūguī

HSK 5 noun

turtle (เต่า)

Example Sentence

乌龟爬得非常慢。

Wūguī pá de fēicháng màn.

Turtles crawl very slowly.

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咬

yǎo

HSK 4 verb

to bite (กัด)

Example Sentence

小心！那只狗会咬人。

Xiǎoxīn! Nà zhī gǒu huì yǎo rén.

Be careful! That dog might bite people.

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尾巴

wěiba

HSK 4 noun

tail (หาง)

Example Sentence

小狗摇着尾巴向我走来。

Xiǎogǒu yáozhe wěiba xiàng wǒ zǒu lái.

The puppy walked towards me wagging its tail.

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喂

wèi

HSK 4 verb

to feed (ให้อาหาร)

Example Sentence

别忘了去喂狗。

Bié wàngle qù wèi gǒu.

Don't forget to feed the dog.

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兔子

tùzi

HSK 4 noun

rabbit (กระต่าย)

Example Sentence

兔子的耳朵长长的。

Tùzi de ěrduo chángcháng de.

The rabbit's ears are long.

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养

yǎng

HSK 3 verb

to raise / to keep (เลี้ยง)

Example Sentence

她想养一只小兔子。

Tā xiǎng yǎng yì zhī xiǎo tùzi.

She wants to raise a little rabbit.

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宠物

chǒngwù

HSK 3 noun

pet (สัตว์เลี้ยง)

Example Sentence

你喜欢什么宠物？

Nǐ xǐhuān shénme chǒngwù?

What kind of pets do you like?

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鸟

niǎo

HSK 3 noun

bird (นก)

Example Sentence

树上有两只鸟在唱歌。

Shù shàng yǒu liǎng zhī niǎo zài chànggē.

There are two birds singing in the tree.

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鱼

yú

HSK 2 noun

fish (ปลา)

Example Sentence

他在水族箱里养金鱼。

Tā zài shuǐzúxiāng lǐ yǎng jīnyú.

He raises goldfish in an aquarium.

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龙

lóng

HSK 3 noun

Dragon (มังกร (สัญลักษณ์แห่งอำนาจและมงคล))

Example Sentence

在中国文化中，龙象征着力量和吉祥。

Zài Zhōngguó wénhuà zhōng, lóng xiàngzhēng zhe lìliàng hé jíxiáng.

In Chinese culture, the dragon symbolizes power and auspiciousness.

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