南方古猿

Nánfāng Gǔyuán

proper noun

Meanings

1 Australopithecus
2 early hominin genus

Characters

direction; region

Examples

HSK 5

科学家在非洲发现了南方古猿的化石。

Kēxuéjiā zài Fēizhōu fāxiàn le Nánfānggǔyuán de huàshí.

Scientists discovered Australopithecus fossils in Africa.

HSK 7-9

南方古猿是人类的早期祖先。

Nánfānggǔyuán shì rénlèi de zǎoqī zǔxiān.

Australopithecus is an early ancestor of humans.

Tips

culture

Literally 'southern ancient ape' - a calque of Latin Australopithecus (australo- 'southern' + pithecus 'ape'). The famous 'Lucy' specimen, found in Ethiopia in 1974, is an Australopithecus afarensis.

Stroke Order

南 nán

方 fāng

古 gǔ

猿 yuán