圆鼻巨蜥

圓鼻巨蜥

yuánbíjùxī

noun

Measure Word

一只圆鼻巨蜥 zhī

Meanings

1 water monitor
2 Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator)

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

圆鼻巨蜥可以长到两米以上。

Yuánbíjùxī kěyǐ zhǎng dào liǎng mǐ yǐshàng.

The water monitor can grow over two meters long.

HSK 3

圆鼻巨蜥是国家一级保护动物。

Yuánbíjùxī shì guójiā yījí bǎohù dòngwù.

The water monitor is a Class I protected animal in China.

Tips

memory

圆鼻 (round nose) distinguishes it from other 巨蜥 species by its blunt, rounded snout. It is the world's second-largest lizard by weight, after the Komodo dragon.

Stroke Order

圆 yuán

鼻 bí

巨 jù

蜥 xī