几维

幾維

jīwéi

noun

Measure Word

一只几维 zhī

Meanings

1 kiwi (bird, loanword)
2 kiwi (short for 几维鸟)

Characters

Examples

几维是新西兰特有的不会飞的鸟。

Jīwéi shì Xīnxīlán tèyǒu de bùhuì fēi de niǎo.

The kiwi is a flightless bird endemic to New Zealand.

几维是新西兰的国鸟。

Jīwéi shì Xīnxīlán de guó niǎo.

The kiwi is the national bird of New Zealand.

Tips

usage

几维 is a phonetic loan from English 'kiwi' and usually refers to the bird (短 for 几维鸟). The fruit is 猕猴桃 (míhóutáo) in mainland Chinese, or 奇异果 (qíyìguǒ) in Taiwan — don't confuse them.

Stroke Order

几 jǐ

维 wéi