🐾 Animal Vocabulary in Chinese

Essential words for talking about animals

Chinese animal vocabulary

Vocabulary

gǒu dog
māo cat
niǎo bird
fish
兔子 tùzi rabbit
乌龟 wūguī turtle

Example Sentences

我喜欢狗。

Wǒ xǐhuan gǒu. — I like dogs.

那只猫很可爱。

Nà zhī māo hěn kě'ài. — That cat is very cute.

我在公园看到一只鸟。

Wǒ zài gōngyuán kàn dào yì zhī niǎo. — I saw a bird in the park.

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