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狐狸

hú li

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

狐狸 (hú li) means "fox; (fig.) sly or crafty person". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 狐狸 means

1. fox; (fig.) sly or crafty person

The characters in 狐狸

• 狐húfox
• 狸lí(bound form) used in the names of small mammals

Example sentences

• 狐狸吃母鸡。
  Húli chī mǔjī.
  Foxes eat hens.
• 狐狸很可爱！
  Foxes are so adorable!
• 猎人射杀了狐狸。
  Lièrén shèshā le húli.
  The hunter shot the fox dead.
• 狐狸是野生动物。
  A fox is a wild animal.
• 这家伙像个狐狸。
  This guy looks like a fox.
• 猎人射死了狐狸。
  The hunter shot and killed the fox.

Words starting with 狐狸

• 狐狸精hú li jīngfox-spirit; vixen; witch
• 狐狸座Hú li zuò(astronomy) Vulpecula
• 狐狸尾巴hú li wěi balit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions; to reveal one's evil nature…

Words containing 狐狸

• 老狐狸lǎo hú li(fig.) old fox; a wily, shrewd person

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