白眉长臂猿

白眉長臂猿
báiméichángbìyuán
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 hoolock gibbon
  2. 2 white-browed gibbon (genus Hoolock)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Báiméichángbìyuán shì Zhōngguó jìngnèi fēnbù zuì xī de chángbìyuán.
The hoolock gibbon is the westernmost-distributed gibbon in China.
HSK 7-9
Xióngxìng báiméichángbìyuán de méimáo chéng báisè, yīncǐ démíng.
Male hoolock gibbons have white brows, which is how the species got its name.

Tips

memory
Parse as 白眉 (white-brow) + 长臂猿 (gibbon, literally 'long-arm ape'). The name describes exactly what distinguishes them - bright white brow tufts on a dark face.

Stroke Order

bái
méi
cháng
yuán