北极熊 (běijíxióng): polar bear

Measure Word

一只北极熊 zhī

Meanings

1 polar bear

Characters

Examples

北极熊生活在北极地区。

Běijíxióng shēnghuó zài Běijí dìqū.

Polar bears live in the Arctic region.

气候变暖威胁着北极熊的生存。

Qìhòu biàn nuǎn wēixié zhe běijíxióng de shēngcún.

Climate warming threatens the survival of polar bears.

Tips

memory

北极 (North Pole) + 熊 (bear) — literally 'North Pole bear'. Straightforward and easy to remember.

Stroke Order

北 běi

极 jí

熊 xióng

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the North Pole / the Arctic

北极光 běijíguāng #24,753

aurora borealis / northern lights

北极燕鸥 běijíyàn'ōu

Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)

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Beijing Zoo Panda House / Beijing Zoo Giant Panda Hall

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bear (animal) / to scold; to berate (colloquial) / weak; useless; cowardly (colloquial)

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the north / northern China

北 běi HSK 1 #2,399

north

北部 běibù HSK 3 #6,059

northern part / the north

北边 běibiān HSK 1 #7,752

north side / to the north

小熊 xiǎoxióng #23,253

bear cub / little bear / teddy bear (informal)