啮齿动物

嚙齒動物

nièchǐ dòngwù

noun

Measure Word

一只啮齿动物 zhī

Meanings

1 rodent
2 rodents (taxonomic order Rodentia)

Characters

thing, creature

Examples

HSK 5

啮齿动物的门牙会不断生长。

Nièchǐ dòngwù de ménya huì búduàn shēngzhǎng.

A rodent's incisors keep growing continuously.

HSK 7-9

老鼠、松鼠和河狸都是啮齿动物。

Lǎoshǔ, sōngshǔ hé hélí dōu shì nièchǐ dòngwù.

Mice, squirrels and beavers are all rodents.

Tips

memory

啮 (niè) = to gnaw, 齿 (chǐ) = teeth - 'gnawing-tooth animals'. That's exactly what Rodentia means in Latin (rodere = to gnaw).

Stroke Order

啮 niè

齿 chǐ

动 dòng

物 wù