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燕子

yàn zi

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

燕子 (yàn zi) means "swallow". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 燕子 means

1. swallow

The characters in 燕子

• 燕yànswallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 燕子在迁移。
  Yànzi zài qiānyí.
  The swallows are migrating.
• 燕子飞得非常快。
  A swallow flies very swiftly.
• 这只燕子的翅膀受伤了。
  Zhè zhī yànzi de chìbǎng shòushāng le.
  This swallow's wings are broken.
• 我们能看到越来越多的燕子。
  Wǒmen néng kàn dào yuèláiyuè duō de yànzi.
  We can see more and more swallows.
• 秋天的时候，燕子会往南飞。
  In the autumn, swallows will fly south.
• 许多燕子不久就要从南方飞来了。
  Xǔduō yànzi bùjiǔ jiù yào cóng nánfāng fēi lái le.
  Many swallows will come soon from the south.

Words starting with 燕子

• 燕子衔泥垒大窝yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wōthe swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)…

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