灵长类动物

靈長類動物

língzhǎnglèi dòngwù

noun

Measure Word

一种灵长类动物 zhǒng

Meanings

1 primate
2 primates (order Primates)

Characters

spirit, soul, intelligent

chief, elder, to grow

thing, creature

Examples

猴子、猩猩和人类都是灵长类动物。

Hóuzi, xīngxing hé rénlèi dōu shì língzhǎnglèi dòngwù.

Monkeys, apes, and humans are all primates.

灵长类动物的大脑比较发达。

Língzhǎnglèi dòngwù de dànǎo bǐjiào fādá.

Primates have relatively developed brains.

Tips

mistakes

In the taxonomic sense 灵长 is pronounced língzhǎng ("leader of the spirited ones"), not língcháng. The first reading relates to 长 as "chief / elder" — primates as the "chief among souls."

Stroke Order

灵 líng

长 cháng

类 lèi

动 dòng

物 wù