哺乳类动物

哺乳類動物

bǔrǔlèi dòngwù

noun

Meanings

1 mammals
2 mammalian animals

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

鲸鱼是生活在海里的哺乳类动物。

Jīngyú shì shēnghuó zài hǎilǐ de bǔrǔlèi dòngwù.

Whales are mammals that live in the sea.

HSK 7-9

哺乳类动物的最大特征是用乳汁哺育幼崽。

Bǔrǔlèi dòngwù de zuì dà tèzhēng shì yòng rǔzhī bǔyù yòu zǎi.

The defining feature of mammals is that they nurse their young with milk.

Tips

memory

Decompose: 哺乳 (to nurse with milk) + 类 (category) + 动物 (animal) - literally 'milk-nursing-category-animal'. The shorter form 哺乳动物 is also widely used.

Stroke Order

哺 bǔ

乳 rǔ

类 lèi

动 dòng

物 wù