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鸵鸟

tuó niǎo

2-character word Traditional 鴕鳥

What 鸵鸟 means

1. ostrich

The characters in 鸵鸟

• 鸵tuóostrich
• 鸟niǎobird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196)…

Example sentences

• 鸵鸟不会飞。
  Tuóniǎo bù huì fēi.
  Ostriches can't fly.
• 为什么鸵鸟不会飞？
  Wèishénme tuóniǎo bù huì fēi?
  Why can't ostriches fly?
• 鸸鹋和鸵鸟有什么区别？
  What's the difference between an emu and an ostrich?

Words starting with 鸵鸟

• 鸵鸟政策tuó niǎo zhèng cèostrich policy (sticking one's head in the sand, failing to acknowledge danger)