猿人

yuánrén

noun #21,250

Measure Word

一个猿人 gè

Meanings

1 ape-man
2 Homo erectus
3 prehistoric human ancestor

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Examples

北京猿人是在中国发现的重要古人类化石。

Běijīng yuánrén shì zài Zhōngguó fāxiàn de zhòngyào gǔ rénlèi huàshí.

Peking Man is an important ancient human fossil discovered in China.

猿人是现代人类的远古祖先。

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

猿 yuán

人 rén