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动物 dòngwù

动物 dòngwù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 动物 dòngwù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dòngwù | dong4 wu4
English translation
animal
CL: zhī
> zhǐ [zhī], qún [qún],
>[gè]

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About 动物 dòngwù

Read some general information about the Chinese word 动物 dòngwù .

Traditional form

動物

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 动物 dòngwù

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 动物 dòngwù .

dòng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of dòng . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and chóng represents the sound.

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

云力

Number of Strokes

6

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Niú represents the meaning and represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "variety", depicting the variety of colors on a cow. Later the meaning shifted to "things".

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Niú

Positional decomposition

牛勿

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 动物 dòngwù

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diǎo 人类 rénlèi dōu shì 脊椎 jǐ zhuī 动物 dòngwù .

Fish, birds, and human beings are vertebrates.

zài 哺乳动物 bǔ rǔ dòng wù 细胞 xìbāo Zhōng nǎo lín zhī 神经节 gān zhī 可能 kěnéng 执行 zhíxíng 同样 tóng yàng de 功能 gōngnéng .

Those in mammalian cells, the cerebrosides and gangliosides, may perform similar functions.

今天 jīntiān bìng Lián 厨房 chúfáng 那么 nà me yuǎn dōu zǒu dòng , gēng 不用说 bù yòng shuō péi guàng 动物园 dòng wù yuán le .

I'm so sick today that I couldn't walk as far as the kitchen, let alone go to the zoo with you.

tuó diǎo shì Shuāng tuǐ páo zuì kuài de 动物 dòngwù .

Ostrich is the fastest animal on two legs.

动物 dòngwù 细胞 xìbāo 一样 yīyàng , 植物 zhíwù de 膜不 hán 胆固醇 dǎn gù chún .

Unlike animal cell membranes, plant membranes do not contain cholesterol.

动物 dòngwù Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 动物 dòngwù and their own compounds.

动物 dòngwù Compounds

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