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Animals & Nature in Traditional Chinese · HSK 1-2

70 Traditional Chinese words and phrases for animals & nature, at HSK 1-2 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. gǒu
    dog

    我家有一隻狗。

    My family has a dog.

  2. māo
    cat

    那隻貓很可愛。

    That cat is very cute.

  3. niǎo
    bird

    小鳥在樹上唱歌。

    A little bird is singing in the tree.

  4. fish

    海裡有很多魚。

    There are many fish in the sea.

  5. huā
    flower

    這些花真漂亮。

    These flowers are really beautiful.

  6. shù
    tree

    這裡的樹很高。

    The trees here are very tall.

  7. cǎo
    grass

    草是綠色的。

    Grass is green.

  8. shān
    mountain

    山的後面是海。

    Behind the mountain is the sea.

  9. hǎi
    sea

    我很喜歡大海。

    I really love the sea.

  10. 動物 dòngwù
    animal

    你喜歡什麼動物?

    What animals do you like?

  11. 天氣 tiānqì
    weather

    今天天氣很好。

    The weather is nice today.

  12. 太陽 tàiyáng
    sun

    太陽出來了。

    The sun has come out.

  13. yún
    cloud

    今天雲很多。

    There are a lot of clouds today.

  14. fēng
    wind

    今天風很大。

    It's very windy today.

  15. rain

    雨下得很大。

    It's raining heavily.

  16. xuě
    snow

    冬天山上有雪。

    In winter there is snow on the mountains.

  17. 下雨 xià yǔ
    to rain

    明天會下雨嗎?

    Will it rain tomorrow?

  18. 下雪 xià xuě
    to snow

    昨天晚上下雪了。

    It snowed last night.

  19. 颳風 guā fēng
    to be windy; the wind blows

    外面颳風了,有點冷。

    The wind has picked up outside; it's a bit cold.

  20. 晴天 qíngtiān
    sunny day

    今天是晴天,我們出去玩吧。

    It's sunny today—let's go out and have fun.

  21. 陰天 yīntiān
    cloudy day; overcast day

    今天是陰天,沒有太陽。

    It's overcast today; there's no sun.

  22. hot

    今年夏天很熱。

    This summer is very hot.

  23. lěng
    cold

    北京的冬天很冷。

    Winter in Beijing is very cold.

  24. 春天 chūntiān
    spring

    春天花都開了。

    In spring all the flowers bloom.

  25. 夏天 xiàtiān
    summer

    夏天我常去游泳。

    In summer I often go swimming.

  26. 秋天 qiūtiān
    autumn; fall

    秋天天氣不冷不熱。

    In autumn the weather is neither cold nor hot.

  27. 冬天 dōngtiān
    winter

    冬天常常下雪。

    It often snows in winter.

  28. niú
    cow; ox

    山下有幾頭牛。

    There are a few cows at the foot of the mountain.

  29. yáng
    sheep; goat

    羊在山上吃草。

    The sheep are eating grass on the mountain.

  30. zhū
    pig

    豬喜歡睡覺。

    Pigs like to sleep.

  31. chicken

    雞每天早上叫。

    The rooster crows every morning.

  32. 鴨子 yāzi
    duck

    水裡有兩隻鴨子。

    There are two ducks in the water.

  33. fēi
    to fly

    鳥在天上飛。

    Birds are flying in the sky.

  34. huǒ
    fire

    做飯要用火。

    You need fire to cook.

  35. 石頭 shítou
    stone; rock

    路上有很多石頭。

    There are many stones on the road.

  36. 海邊 hǎibiān
    seaside

    他家在海邊。

    His home is by the sea.

  37. 公園 gōngyuán
    park

    我每天去公園走走。

    I go for a walk in the park every day.

  38. 爬山 pá shān
    to climb a mountain; to go hiking

    週末我們去爬山吧。

    Let's go hiking this weekend.

  39. shuǐ
    water

    魚在水裡游。

    Fish swim in the water.

  40. xióng
    bear

    這隻熊很大。

    This bear is very big.

  41. 你家有狗嗎? nǐ jiā yǒu gǒu ma?
    Do you have a dog at home?
  42. 我最喜歡的動物是貓。 wǒ zuì xǐhuan de dòngwù shì māo.
    My favorite animal is the cat.
  43. 今天天氣怎麼樣? jīntiān tiānqì zěnmeyàng?
    How's the weather today?
  44. 外面在下雨,別出去了。 wàimiàn zài xià yǔ, bié chūqu le.
    It's raining outside—don't go out.
  45. 明天是晴天,我們去公園吧。 míngtiān shì qíngtiān, wǒmen qù gōngyuán ba.
    It'll be sunny tomorrow—let's go to the park.
  46. 你看,天上有一隻鳥! nǐ kàn, tiān shang yǒu yì zhī niǎo!
    Look, there's a bird in the sky!
  47. 這些花是媽媽買的。 zhèxiē huā shì māma mǎi de.
    Mom bought these flowers.
  48. 冬天太冷了,我不想出門。 dōngtiān tài lěng le, wǒ bù xiǎng chūmén.
    Winter is too cold; I don't want to go out.
  49. 夏天的時候,我們常去海邊。 xiàtiān de shíhou, wǒmen cháng qù hǎibiān.
    In summer we often go to the seaside.
  50. 山上的風很大。 shān shang de fēng hěn dà.
    The wind on the mountain is very strong.
  51. 我家的狗叫小白。 wǒ jiā de gǒu jiào Xiǎobái.
    My dog's name is Xiaobai.
  52. 貓在椅子上睡覺。 māo zài yǐzi shang shuìjiào.
    The cat is sleeping on the chair.
  53. 你喜歡下雪的天氣嗎? nǐ xǐhuan xià xuě de tiānqì ma?
    Do you like snowy weather?
  54. 春天來了,天氣不冷了。 chūntiān lái le, tiānqì bù lěng le.
    Spring is here; it's not cold anymore.
  55. 這條魚真大! zhè tiáo yú zhēn dà!
    This fish is really big!
  56. 我們明天去爬山,好嗎? wǒmen míngtiān qù pá shān, hǎo ma?
    Let's go hiking tomorrow, okay?
  57. 今天很熱,我想喝水。 jīntiān hěn rè, wǒ xiǎng hē shuǐ.
    It's hot today; I want to drink some water.
  58. 那裡的海很漂亮。 nàlǐ de hǎi hěn piàoliang.
    The sea there is beautiful.
  59. 小狗在門口等你呢。 xiǎo gǒu zài ménkǒu děng nǐ ne.
    The puppy is waiting for you at the door.
  60. 天上沒有雲,也沒有風。 tiān shang méiyǒu yún, yě méiyǒu fēng.
    There are no clouds in the sky, and no wind either.
  61. 昨天下了一天雨。 zuótiān xià le yì tiān yǔ.
    It rained all day yesterday.
  62. 秋天的山最漂亮。 qiūtiān de shān zuì piàoliang.
    The mountains are most beautiful in autumn.
  63. 公園裡有很多花和樹。 gōngyuán li yǒu hěn duō huā hé shù.
    There are many flowers and trees in the park.
  64. 你聽,鳥在唱歌呢! nǐ tīng, niǎo zài chàng gē ne!
    Listen, the birds are singing!
  65. 我也想有一隻貓。 wǒ yě xiǎng yǒu yì zhī māo.
    I want a cat too.
  66. 外面颳風了,快回家吧。 wàimiàn guā fēng le, kuài huí jiā ba.
    The wind has picked up outside—let's hurry home.
  67. 牛和羊都在吃草。 niú hé yáng dōu zài chī cǎo.
    The cows and sheep are all eating grass.
  68. 冬天來了,山上有雪了。 dōngtiān lái le, shān shang yǒu xuě le.
    Winter has come; there's snow on the mountains now.
  69. 我在公園看到了兩隻鴨子。 wǒ zài gōngyuán kàndào le liǎng zhī yāzi.
    I saw two ducks in the park.
  70. 今天有太陽,不太冷。 jīntiān yǒu tàiyáng, bú tài lěng.
    It's sunny today, so it's not too cold.

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