霸王龙

霸王龍

bàwánglóng

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

霸王龙是最有名的恐龙之一。

Bàwánglóng shì zuì yǒumíng de kǒnglóng zhīyī.

T. rex is one of the most famous dinosaurs.

HSK 7-9

霸王龙的前肢很短，牙齿却又大又尖。

Bàwánglóng de qiánzhī hěn duǎn, yáchǐ què yòu dà yòu jiān.

T. rex had very short forelimbs, but its teeth were big and sharp.

memory

霸王 "overlord, tyrant king" + 龙 "dragon", the character Chinese uses for dinosaurs, as in 恐龙. It matches the Latin name, "tyrant lizard king".

usage

Paleontologists, and Taiwan in general, call the genus 暴龙 ("violent dragon"); 霸王龙 is the everyday mainland name in books, films and toy shops.

霸 bà

王 wáng

龙 lóng