北极熊 (běijíxióng): polar bear

Measure Word

一只北极熊 zhī

Meanings

1 polar bear

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

北极熊生活在北极地区。

Běijíxióng shēnghuó zài Běijí dìqū.

Polar bears live in the Arctic region.

HSK 6

气候变暖威胁着北极熊的生存。

Qìhòu biànnuǎn wēixié zhe běijíxióng de shēngcún.

Climate warming threatens the survival of polar bears.

Tips

memory

北极 (North Pole) + 熊 (bear). Literally 'North Pole bear'. Straightforward and easy to remember.

Stroke Order

北 běi

极 jí

熊 xióng

Related Words

北极 běijí HSK 5 #8,338

the North Pole / the Arctic

北极光 běijíguāng #24,753

aurora borealis / northern lights

北极燕鸥 běijíyàn'ōu

Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)

北京动物园熊猫馆 běijīngdòngwùyuánxióngmāoguǎn

Beijing Zoo Panda House / Beijing Zoo Giant Panda Hall

熊 xióng HSK 5 #1,785

bear (animal) / to scold; to berate (colloquial) / weak; useless; cowardly (colloquial)

北方 běifāng HSK 2 #5,468

the north / northern China

北 běi HSK 1 #2,399

north

北部 běibù HSK 3 #6,059

northern part / the north

北边 běibiān HSK 1 #7,752

north side / to the north

小熊 xiǎoxióng #23,253

bear cub / little bear / teddy bear (informal)