中杜鹃

中杜鵑

zhōngdùjuān

noun

Measure Word

一只中杜鹃 zhī

Meanings

1 Himalayan cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)
2 medium-sized parasitic cuckoo of East and South Asia

Characters

(bird-name element)

Examples

HSK 7-9

中杜鹃是夏候鸟，常见于中国的山林。

Zhōngdùjuān shì xià hòuniǎo, chángjiàn yú Zhōngguó de shānlín.

The Himalayan cuckoo is a summer migrant, often seen in China's mountain forests.

HSK 7-9

中杜鹃的叫声比大杜鹃短促。

Zhōngdùjuān de jiàoshēng bǐ dà dùjuān duǎncù.

The Himalayan cuckoo's call is more clipped than that of the common cuckoo.

Tips

usage

Part of a size-based naming series with 大杜鹃 (common cuckoo) and 小杜鹃 (lesser cuckoo). The 中 ('middle') marks it as intermediate in size, a common Chinese naming pattern for bird species within a genus.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

杜 dù

鹃 juān