中杜鹃

中杜鵑

zhōngdùjuān

noun

Measure Word

一只中杜鹃 zhī

Meanings

1 Himalayan cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)
2 medium-sized parasitic cuckoo of East and South Asia

Characters

(bird-name element)

Examples

中杜鹃是夏候鸟，常见于中国的山林。

Zhōng dùjuān shì xià hòuniǎo, chángjiàn yú Zhōngguó de shānlín.

The Himalayan cuckoo is a summer migrant, often seen in China's mountain forests.

中杜鹃的叫声比大杜鹃短促。

Zhōng dùjuān de jiàoshēng bǐ dà dùjuān duǎncù.

The Himalayan cuckoo's call is more clipped than that of the common cuckoo.

Tips

usage

Part of a size-based naming series with 大杜鹃 (common cuckoo) and 小杜鹃 (lesser cuckoo). The 中 ('middle') marks it as intermediate in size — a common Chinese naming pattern for bird species within a genus.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

杜 dù

鹃 juān