亚种

亞種

yàzhǒng

noun #48,141

Meanings

HSK 6

这种鸟有五个亚种，分别生活在不同的岛上。

Zhè zhǒng niǎo yǒu wǔ ge yàzhǒng, fēnbié shēnghuó zài bùtóng de dǎo shàng.

This bird has five subspecies, each living on a different island.

HSK 7-9

东北虎是老虎的一个亚种。

Dōngběihǔ shì lǎohǔ de yí ge yàzhǒng.

The Siberian tiger is a subspecies of the tiger.

mistakes

种 here is the third-tone noun 'species', as in 物种, not 种 'to plant'. 亚 'sub-, second' is the same as in 亚热带 'subtropics' and 亚军 'runner-up'.

亚 Yà

种 zhǒng