布谷鸟 (bùgǔniǎo): cuckoo (bird)

Measure Word

一只布谷鸟 zhī

Meanings

1 cuckoo (bird)
2 common cuckoo

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

春天到了，远处传来布谷鸟的叫声。

Chūntiān dào le, yuǎnchù chuánlái bùgǔniǎo de jiàoshēng.

Spring has arrived; the call of the cuckoo can be heard in the distance.

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

孩子们学着布谷鸟的叫声玩耍。

Háizi men xué zhe 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

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