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布谷鸟

布穀鳥
bùgǔniǎo
noun #25,462

Measure Word

一只布谷鸟 zhī

Meanings

  1. 1 cuckoo (bird)
  2. 2 common cuckoo

Examples

春天到了，远处传来布谷鸟的叫声。
Chūntiān dàole, yuǎnchù chuánlái bùgǔniǎo de jiàoshēng.
Spring has arrived; the call of the cuckoo can be heard in the distance.
布谷鸟把蛋产在其他鸟的巢中。
Bùgǔniǎo bǎ dàn chǎn zài qítā niǎo de cháo zhōng.
Cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds' nests.
孩子们学着布谷鸟的叫声玩耍。
Háizimen xuézhe bùgǔniǎo de jiàoshēng wánshuǎ.
The children played by imitating the cuckoo's call.

Tips

memory
布谷 is an onomatopoeia for the cuckoo's call: 'bù-gǔ, bù-gǔ.' The bird is named after the sound it makes.

Stroke Order

布 bù
谷 gǔ
鸟 niǎo