After this lesson you'll be able to talk about the animals in your life and also about the rare ones you don't see every day.
Let's get started with this free lesson on animals in Chinese!
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Pronouncing animals in Chinese
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狗
gǒu
dog
0%
猫
māo
cat
0%
鸟
niǎo
bird
0%
马
mǎ
horse
0%
马驹
mǎjū
pony
0%
奶牛
nǎiniú
dairy cattle
0%
老鼠
lǎoshǔ
mouse
0%
猴子
hóuzi
monkey
0%
猪
zhū
pig
0%
鹿
lù
deer
0%
大象
dàxiàng
elephant
0%
长颈鹿
chángjǐnglù
giraffe
0%
山羊
shānyáng
goat
0%
牛
niú
ox
0%
猩猩
xīngxing
gorilla
0%
动物
dòngwù
animals
0%
动物园
dòngwùyuán
zoo
0%
How did you do? A lot of these animal words sound totally different from to the names in English. So you still need to practice, practice, practice to get the pronunciation right! Feel free to go through this lesson again and say the words out loud until you have animal names perfected. Here are a few recommended Chinese lessons to try next!
- Renting a car? Know the parts of your car in Chinese.
- Understanding Chinese Adjectives.
- Know your Chinese Alphabet.
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