野生龙猫

野生龍貓
yěshēng lóngmāo
noun

Measure Word

野生龙猫 zhī

Meanings

  1. 1 wild chinchilla (Chinchilla spp. in their natural habitat)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Yěshēng lóngmāo zhǐ shēnghuó zài Nánměizhōu de Āndìsī shānmài.
Wild chinchillas live only in the Andes of South America.
HSK 7-9
Yěshēng lóngmāo shùliàng yīnwèi pímáo màoyì jíjù xiàjiàng.
Wild chinchilla populations have plummeted due to the fur trade.

Tips

culture
龙猫 literally 'dragon cat' is also the Chinese title of Miyazaki's Totoro, so in casual conversation 龙猫 usually means Totoro or a pet chinchilla. 野生 ('wild') narrows it unambiguously to the Andean rodent.

In Pop Culture

Lóng māo
My Neighbor Totoro
The 1988 Studio Ghibli film - its Chinese title is 龙猫, which is also the Chinese name for chinchilla, causing persistent naming confusion.

Stroke Order

shēng
lóng
māo