小鸥

小鷗

xiǎo'ōu

noun

Measure Word

一只小鸥 zhī

Meanings

1 little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)

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Examples

小鸥是世界上体型最小的鸥类。

Xiǎo'ōu shì shìjiè shàng tǐxíng zuì xiǎo de ōulèi.

The little gull is the smallest gull species in the world.

冬天能在沿海看到小鸥。

Dōngtiān néng zài yánhǎi kàn dào xiǎo'ōu.

You can see little gulls along the coast in winter.

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usage

Bird-watching term. The apostrophe in the pinyin (xiǎo'ōu) marks the syllable boundary since 鸥 starts with a vowel.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

鸥 ōu