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鸟
niǎo
鸟 (niǎo) means "bird". It is an HSK 3.0 level 2 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.
What 鸟 means
- bird
- "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196)
- dialectto pay attention to
- (intensifier) damned
- goddamn
Other readings
Example sentences
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鸟下蛋。Niǎo xiàdàn.Birds lay eggs.
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鸟能飞。A bird can fly.
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鸟会飞。A bird can fly.
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一石二鸟。Yīshí'èrniǎo.Kill two birds with one stone.
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放飞鸟儿。Let the bird fly away.
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鸟类飞行。Birds fly.
Words starting with 鸟
- 鸟类niǎo lèibirds
- 鸟笼niǎo lóngbirdcage
- 鸟巢niǎo cháobird's nest; nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
- 鸟鸣niǎo míngbirdsong; warbling
- 鸟语花香niǎo yǔ huā xiānglit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring…
- 鸟瞰niǎo kànto get a bird's-eye view; bird's-eye view; broad overview
- 鸟兽niǎo shòubirds and beasts; fauna
- 鸟事niǎo shìdamn thing; (not one's) goddamn business
- 鸟人diǎo rén(vulgar) damned wretch; fucker; also pr. niǎo rén
- 鸟儿niǎo rbird
- 鸟叔Niǎo shūnickname of Korean singer PSY
- 鸟嘴niǎo zuǐbeak
- 鸟居niǎo jūtorii (gateway of a Shinto shrine) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鳥居 "torii")
- 鸟屋niǎo wūbirdhouse
- 鸟击niǎo jībird strike (aviation)
- 鸟枪niǎo qiāngflintlock musket; fowling piece (shotgun); air gun
- 鸟机niǎo jīfowling piece (archaic gun)
- 鸟疫niǎo yìornithosis
- 鸟道niǎo dàoa road only a bird can manage; steep dangerous road
- 鸟虫书niǎo chóng shūbird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆书
- 鸟类学niǎo lèi xuéornithology; study of birds
- 鸟不生蛋niǎo bù shēng dàndeserted (of a place)
- 鸟脚下目niǎo jiǎo xià mùOrnithopoda, suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs including iguanodon
- 鸟脚亚目niǎo jiǎo yà mùOrnithopoda (suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs)
Words containing 鸟
- 小鸟xiǎo niǎosmall bird; young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick); (fig.) penis (kiddie term)
- 飞鸟fēi niǎobird
- 候鸟hòu niǎomigratory bird
- 花鸟huā niǎopainting of birds and flowers
- 鸵鸟tuó niǎoostrich
- 啄木鸟zhuó mù niǎowoodpecker
- 水鸟shuǐ niǎowaterbird
- 蜂鸟fēng niǎohummingbird
- 坏鸟huài niǎosinister person; unsavory character; broken (not in working order)
- 夜鸟yè niǎonocturnal bird
- 好鸟hǎo niǎoperson of good character; nice person; bird with a melodious voice or beautiful plumage
- 孤鸟gū niǎolone bird; marginalized (country, person etc)
- 害鸟hài niǎopest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish)
- 恐鸟kǒng niǎomonstrous bird; moa (genus Dinornithidae, extinct bird of New Zealand)
- 打鸟dǎ niǎoto shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc); to photograph birds
- 放鸟fàng niǎoto stand someone up
- 早鸟zǎo niǎoearly-bird (discount, ticket, registration etc)
- 海鸟hǎi niǎoseabird
- 潜鸟qián niǎoloon (bird of genus Gavia)
- 烧鸟shāo niǎoyakitori, a Japanese dish of skewered grilled chicken
- 留鸟liú niǎononmigratory bird
- 益鸟yì niǎobeneficial bird (esp. one that preys on insect pests or mice)
- 祖鸟zǔ niǎodinosaur ancestor of birds
- 神鸟shén niǎosupernatural bird
Characters that look like 鸟
Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.
Sounds the same
Read niǎo, tone for tone, but written differently.
- 袅delicate; graceful
- 嬲to tease; to disturb
- 茑parasitic mistletoe (Loranthus parasiticus), esp. on the mulberry
Where 鸟 is taught
In the GraphChinese course it is part of Nature & Environment (HSK 3), HSK 3 Characters · Set 32 (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.
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