猴子

hóuzi

noun HSK 5 #2,620

Measure Word

一只猴子 zhī

Meanings

1 monkey

Characters

suffix for nouns

Examples

HSK 3

动物园里有很多猴子。

Dòngwùyuán lǐ yǒu hěnduō hóuzi.

There are many monkeys in the zoo.

HSK 3

那只猴子在树上跳来跳去。

Nà zhī hóuzi zài shùshàng tiào lái tiào qù.

That monkey is jumping around in the tree.

Tips

culture

The monkey is one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals (猴年 = Year of the Monkey). 孙悟空 (Sun Wukong), the Monkey King from Journey to the West, is one of the most beloved characters in Chinese literature.

Stroke Order

猴 hóu

子 zǐ