Animals

36 Vocabulary

兔子tù zi

HSK 5Frequency 5,002Radical 儿Noun

hare

rabbit

Classifier: 只

动物dòng wù

HSK 3Frequency 1,438Radical 力Traditional 動物Noun

animal

Classifier: 只、群、个

动物园dòng wù yuán

HSK 3Frequency 9,030Radical 力Traditional 動物園Noun

zoo

Classifier: 个

叫jiào

HSK 1Frequency 200Radical 口Traditional 呌Verb · Preposition · Noun

jiào

to shout

to call

to order

to ask

to be called

by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

jiào

variant of 叫

Synonyms喊呼唤

咬yǎo

HSK 5Frequency 2,563Radical 口Traditional 齩Verb

yǎo

to bite

to nip

yǎo

variant of 咬

大象dà xiàng

HSK 5Frequency 8,819Radical 大Noun

elephant

Classifier: 只

天鹅tiān é

HSK 7Frequency 10,373Radical 大Traditional 天鵝Noun

swan

宠物chǒng wù

HSK 5Frequency 4,648Radical 宀Traditional 寵物Noun

house pet

游Yóu

HSK 2Frequency 2,164Radical 氵Traditional 遊Verb

Yóu

surname You

yóu

to swim

variant of 游

yóu

to walk

to tour

to roam

to travel

熊Xióng

HSK 4Frequency 2,749Radical 灬Noun

Xióng

surname Xiong

xióng

bear

(coll.) to scold

to rebuke

(coll.) weak

incapable

熊猫xióng māo

HSK 3Frequency 7,123Radical 灬Traditional 熊貓Noun

panda

Classifier: 只

爬pá

HSK 3Frequency 2,016Radical 爪Verb

to crawl

to climb

to get up or sit up

牛Niú

HSK 3Frequency 1,148Radical 牛Noun

Niú

surname Niu

niú

ox

cow

bull

newton (abbr. for 牛顿)

(slang) awesome

狗gǒu

HSK 1Frequency 620Radical 犭Noun

dog

Classifier: 只、条

狮子Shī zǐ

HSK 6Frequency 4,295Radical 犭Traditional 獅子Noun

Shī zǐ

Leo (star sign)

Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan

shī zi

lion

狼láng

HSK 6Frequency 2,421Radical 犭Noun

wolf

Classifier: 匹、只、条

猪zhū

HSK 5Frequency 1,583Radical 犭Traditional 豬Noun

hog

pig

swine

Classifier: 口、头

猫māo

HSK 1Frequency 1,150Radical 犭Traditional 貓Noun · Verb

cat

(dialect) to hide oneself

(coll.) modem

Classifier: 只

猴子hóu zi

HSK 5Frequency 5,675Radical 犭Noun

monkey

Classifier: 只

羊Yáng

HSK 3Frequency 2,574Radical 羊Noun

Yáng

surname Yang

yáng

sheep; goat

老虎lǎo hǔ

HSK 4Frequency 5,451Radical 老Noun

tiger

Classifier: 只

老鼠lǎo shǔ

HSK 6Frequency 4,016Radical 老Noun

rat

mouse

Classifier: 只

苍蝇cāng ying

HSK 7Frequency 9,274Radical 艹Traditional 蒼蠅Noun

housefly

Classifier: 只

虾há

HSK 7Frequency 5,399Radical 虫Traditional 蝦Noun

há

used in 虾蟆

xiā

shrimp

prawn

蚊子wén zi

HSK 7Frequency 9,995Radical 虫Noun

mosquito

蛇shé

HSK 5Frequency 3,448Radical 虫Traditional 虵Noun

shé

variant of 蛇

shé

snake

serpent

蜜蜂mì fēng

HSK 6Frequency 8,143Radical 虫Noun

bee

honeybee

Classifier: 只、群

蝴蝶hú dié

HSK 5Frequency 6,484Radical 虫Noun

butterfly

Classifier: 只

飞fēi

HSK 2Frequency 779Radical 飞Traditional 飛Verb

to fly

马Mǎ

HSK 3Frequency 605Radical 马Traditional 馬Noun · Adjective

Mǎ

surname Ma

abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚

mǎ

horse

horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess

knight in Western chess