新荷兰鼠

新荷蘭鼠

Xīn Hélán shǔ

noun

Measure Word

一只新荷兰鼠 zhī

Meanings

1 New Holland mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae)
2 a small native Australian rodent

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

新荷兰鼠只分布在澳大利亚东南部。

Xīn Hélán shǔ zhǐ fēnbù zài Àodàlìyà dōngnánbù.

The New Holland mouse is found only in south-eastern Australia.

HSK 7-9

丛林火灾对新荷兰鼠的栖息地造成严重影响。

Cónglín huǒzāi duì Xīn Hélán shǔ de qīxīdì zàochéng yánzhòng yǐngxiǎng.

Bushfires have badly affected the New Holland mouse's habitat.

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history

"New Holland" (新荷兰) was the Dutch name for Australia before "Australia" became standard in English in the 19th century - the species’ scientific name still preserves it as novaehollandiae. Not a house mouse but a native Pseudomys, and listed as Vulnerable.

Stroke Order

新 xīn

荷 hé

兰 lán

鼠 shǔ