小燕尾

xiǎoyànwěi
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
  2. 2 a small black-and-white bird of fast mountain streams

Examples

Xiǎoyànwěi xǐhuan zài xīliú biān de shítou shàng tiàoyuè.
The little forktail likes hopping on stones beside mountain streams.
Guānniǎo zhě zài Qínlǐng kàndào yī duì xiǎoyànwěi.
Birdwatchers spotted a pair of little forktails in the Qinling Mountains.

Tips

memory
'Forktail' in both English and Chinese describes the deeply notched tail, which looks like a swallow's (). Always found near fast, clear water — if you hear a high thin 'tseee' by a hill stream, look down not up.

Stroke Order

xiǎo
yàn
wěi