啄木鸟 (zhuómùniǎo) · woodpecker

Measure Word

一只啄木鸟 zhī

Meanings

1 woodpecker

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

我听到了树林里啄木鸟的敲击声。

Wǒ tīngdào le shùlín lǐ zhuómùniǎo de qiāojī shēng.

I heard the pecking sound of a woodpecker in the forest.

HSK 7-9

啄木鸟用坚硬的嘴啄树皮，寻找虫子。

Zhuómùniǎo yòng jiānyìng de zuǐ zhuó shùpí, xúnzhǎo chóngzi.

The woodpecker uses its hard beak to peck at tree bark looking for insects.

Tips

memory

啄 = to peck; 木 = wood / tree; 鸟 = bird. Literally: 'the bird that pecks wood', perfectly descriptive of the woodpecker.

Stroke Order

啄 zhuó

木 mù

鸟 niǎo

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小鸟 xiǎoniǎo #5,563

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wood; tree; timber / numb; wooden (figurative)

鸟 niǎo HSK 2 #1,315

bird / to pay attention to; to bother with / damned; goddamn

木偶 mù'ǒu HSK 7-9 #6,353

puppet / marionette / wooden figure

鸟儿 niǎor #6,861

bird / birdie

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mummy (preserved body)

木屋 mùwū #7,607

log cabin / wooden house

木板 mùbǎn #9,067

wooden board / plank