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鹦鹉

鸚鵡
yīngwǔ
noun #9,954

Measure Word

一只鹦鹉 zhī

Meanings

  1. 1 parrot

Examples

这只鹦鹉会说话。
Zhè zhī yīngwǔ huì shuōhuà.
This parrot can talk.
他养了一只漂亮的鹦鹉。
Tā yǎng le yī zhī piàoliang de yīngwǔ.
He keeps a beautiful parrot.
鹦鹉学舌的人没有自己的想法。
Yīngwǔ xuéshé de rén méiyǒu zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.
People who parrot others have no ideas of their own.

Tips

usage
鹦鹉学舌 (yīngwǔ xuéshé) is a common idiom meaning 「to parrot someone」 — to repeat without understanding.
memory
Both characters share the 鸟 (bird) radical on the right, reminding you this is a type of bird.

Stroke Order

鹦 yīng
鹉 wǔ