"Animal" in Chinese — 动物 (dòng wù)

动

物

dòng wù

animal

HSK 3Traditional: 動物2 example sentences

Definitions

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Stroke order

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动

物

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨㄥˋ

dòng

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨˋ

wù

ㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

动物

Simplified

動物

Traditional

Example sentences

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动物怕火。
dòng wù pà huǒ。
Animals are afraid of fire.
她很喜欢动物。
tā hěn xǐ huan dòng wù。
She is fond of animals.

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Related words

动

dòng

(of sth) to move

运动

yùn dòng

to move

礼物

lǐ wù

gift

动作

dòng zuò

movement

感动

gǎn dòng

to move (sb)

购物

gòu wù

shopping

活动

huó dòng

to exercise

激动

jī dòng

to move emotionally

植物

zhí wù

plant

主动

zhǔ dòng

to take the initiative

宠物

chǒng wù

house pet

劳动

láo dòng

work

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Animal in Chinese: 动物 (dòng wù)