长臂猿

長臂猿
chángbìyuán
noun #35,219

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 gibbon
  2. 2 Hylobatidae (the lesser ape family)

Examples

Chángbìyuán zài shùzhī jiān dàng lái dàng qù.
Gibbons swing back and forth between branches.
Hǎinán chángbìyuán shì shìjiè shàng zuì xīyǒu de língzhǎng lèi zhī yī.
The Hainan gibbon is one of the rarest primates in the world.

Tips

memory
Literal: "long-arm ape" — exactly what a gibbon looks like with its disproportionately long arms used for brachiation. Don't confuse with 猩猩 (xīngxīng, orangutan / great ape) or 猴子 (hóuzi, monkey).

Stroke Order

cháng
yuán