剑齿虎

劍齒虎

jiànchǐhǔ

noun #34,715

Measure Word

一只剑齿虎 zhī

Meanings

1 saber-toothed tiger (extinct prehistoric cat, e.g. Smilodon)
2 saber-toothed cat

Characters

Examples

剑齿虎在冰河时代很常见。

Jiànchǐhǔ zài bīnghé shídài hěn chángjiàn.

Saber-toothed tigers were common in the Ice Age.

博物馆里有一具剑齿虎的骨骼。

Bówùguǎn lǐ yǒu yī jù jiànchǐhǔ de gǔgé.

The museum has a saber-toothed tiger skeleton.

Tips

memory

Calque from English: 剑 (sword) + 齿 (tooth) + 虎 (tiger) = sword-tooth tiger. Technically saber-toothed cats (Smilodon) weren't true tigers, but the Chinese name follows the English convention. Pop-culture cameo: 迭戈 (Diego) in 《冰川时代》(Ice Age).

Stroke Order

剑 jiàn

齿 chǐ

虎 hǔ