"Lion" in Chinese — 狮子 (shī zi)

狮

子

shī zi

lion

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 獅子2 example sentences

Definitions

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Stroke order

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狮

子

Zhuyin

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ㄕ

shī

ㄕ/ sh—/ first tone

˙ㄗ

˙/ neutral toneㄗ/ z

Simplified & traditional

狮子

Simplified

獅子

Traditional

Example sentences

See 狮子 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

狮子是万兽之王。
shī zi shì wàn shòu zhī wáng。
The lion is the king of beasts.
狮子是丛林之王。
shī zi shì cóng lín zhī wáng。
The lion is the king of the jungle.

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Related words

子

zǐ

son

杯子

bēi zi

cup

儿子

ér zi

son

椅子

yǐ zi

chair

桌子

zhuō zi

table

孩子

hái zi

child

妻子

qī zǐ

wife and children

鼻子

bí zi

nose

电子

diàn zǐ

electronic

句子

jù zi

sentence

裤子

kù zi

variant of 裤子, trousers

筷子

kuài zi

chopsticks

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Lion in Chinese: 狮子 (shī zi)