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披毛犀

pīmáoxī
noun

Measure Word

一头披毛犀 tóu

Meanings

  1. 1 woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis, extinct)

Examples

HSK 7-9
披毛犀和猛犸象都是冰河时代的大型哺乳动物。
Pīmáoxī hé měngmǎxiàng dōu shì Bīnghé Shídài de dàxíng bǔrǔ dòngwù.
The woolly rhinoceros and the mammoth were both large mammals of the Ice Age.
HSK 7-9
科学家在西伯利亚发现了保存完好的披毛犀标本。
Kēxuéjiā zài Xībólìyà fāxiàn le bǎocún wánhǎo de pīmáoxī biāoběn.
Scientists discovered a well-preserved woolly rhinoceros specimen in Siberia.

Tips

memory
披毛 literally means 'draped in fur' - the name paints the picture: a rhinoceros wearing a shaggy coat, exactly what this Ice Age species looked like.

Stroke Order

披 pī
毛 máo
犀 xī