猿人

yuánrén
noun #21,250

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 ape-man
  2. 2 Homo erectus
  3. 3 prehistoric human ancestor

Examples

Běijīng yuánrén shì zài Zhōngguó fāxiàn de zhòngyào gǔ rénlèi huàshí.
Peking Man is an important ancient human fossil discovered in China.
Yuánrén shì xiàndài rénlèi de yuǎngǔ zǔxiān.
Ape-men are the ancient ancestors of modern humans.

Tips

culture
北京猿人 (Peking Man / Homo erectus pekinensis), discovered in the 1920s-30s near Beijing, is one of the most famous prehistoric human fossil finds. The specimens were unfortunately lost during WWII and have never been recovered.

Stroke Order

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