鸟

Bird in Chinese: 鸟 (niǎo)

niǎo

bird

HSK 3Traditional: 鳥2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1bird
  2. 2"bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196)
  3. 3(dialect) to pay attention to
  4. 4(intensifier) damned
  5. 5goddamn

Stroke order

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鸟

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄧㄠˇ

niǎo

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

鸟

Simplified

鳥

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 鸟有翅膀。

    niǎo yǒu chì bǎng。

    A bird has wings.

  • 一石二鸟。

    yì shí èr niǎo。

    To kill two birds with one stone.

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Related words

鸟巢

niǎo cháo

bird's nest

努力

nǔ lì

to make an effort

爬山

pá shān

to climb a mountain

盘子

pán zi

tray

胖

pàng

fat

啤酒

pí jiǔ

beer (loanword)

葡萄

pú tao

grape

普通话

pǔ tōng huà

Mandarin (common language)

其实

qí shí

actually

其他

qí tā

other

奇怪

qí guài

strange

骑

qí

to sit astride

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