夜莺

夜鶯

yèyīng

noun #16,690

Measure Word

一只夜莺 zhī

Meanings

1 nightingale

Characters

oriole; songbird

Examples

夜莺的歌声非常动听。

Yèyīng de gēshēng fēicháng dòngtīng.

The nightingale's song is very beautiful.

安徒生写过一个关于夜莺的童话。

Āntúshēng xiěguò yī gè guānyú yèyīng de tónghuà.

Hans Christian Andersen wrote a fairy tale about a nightingale.

Tips

memory

A bird (莺, yīng = oriole/songbird) that sings at night (夜) — the nightingale.

In Pop Culture

弗洛伦斯·南丁格尔 Fúluòlúnsī Nándīnggéěr

Florence Nightingale

nursing pioneer — surname literally means 'nightingale'

Stroke Order

夜 yè

莺 yīng