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飞禽走兽

fēi qín zǒu shòu

HSK 6 4-character word Traditional 飛禽走獸

What 飞禽走兽 means

1. idiombirds and animals

The characters in 飞禽走兽

• 飞fēito fly
• 禽qín(bound form) birds; fowl; (literary) birds and animals; old variant of 擒
• 走zǒuto walk; to go; to run
• 兽shòubeast; animal; beastly

Example sentences

• 君子对于飞禽走兽，见到它们活着，便不忍心见到它们死；听到它们哀叫，便不忍心吃它们的肉。
  Jūnzǐ duìyú fēiqínzǒushòu, jiàndào tāmen huózhe, biàn bù rěnxīn jiàndào tāmen sǐ; tīngdào tāmen āi jiào, biàn bù rěnxīn chī tāmen de ròu.
  The superior man is affected towards animals: having seen them alive, he cannot bear to see them die; having heard their cries, he cannot bear to eat their flesh.