走兽

走獸

zǒushòu

noun #52,814

Measure Word

一只走兽 zhī

Meanings

1 four-footed animal
2 beast
3 land animal

Characters

to walk / to run

Examples

森林里有各种飞禽走兽。

Sēnlín lǐ yǒu gè zhǒng fēiqín zǒushòu.

There are all kinds of birds and beasts in the forest.

他穿得像衣冠走兽。

Tā chuān de xiàng yīguān zǒushòu.

He dressed like a beast in human clothing.

Tips

usage

Almost always paired with 飞禽 (fēiqín, 'flying birds') as 飞禽走兽 — the standard binomial for 'all wildlife'. Standalone 走兽 is mostly literary.

Stroke Order

走 zǒu

兽 shòu