老鹰捉小鸡

老鷹捉小雞
lǎoyīngzhuōxiǎojī
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 eagle catches chicks (children's game)
  2. 2 hawk-and-chicks (playground game)

Examples

Xiǎo péngyǒumen zài cāochǎng shàng wán lǎoyīng zhuō xiǎojī.
The kids are playing hawk-and-chicks on the playground.
Wǒ xiǎo shíhòu zuì xǐhuān wán lǎoyīng zhuō xiǎojī.
When I was little, my favorite game was hawk-and-chicks.

Tips

culture
Classic Chinese schoolyard game. One child is the hawk (老鹰), one is the mother hen (母鸡) guarding a line of chicks (小鸡) holding onto her waist. The hawk tries to tag the last chick in line while the hen blocks.

Stroke Order

lǎo
yīng
zhuō
xiǎo