小熊猫

小熊貓
xiǎoxióngmāo
noun #37,828

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 red panda; lesser panda (Ailurus fulgens)

Examples

Xiǎoxióngmāo zhǔyào shēnghuó zài Xǐmǎlāyǎ shānqū.
Red pandas live mainly in the Himalayan region.
Dòngwùyuán lǐ de xiǎoxióngmāo zhèngzài shù shàng shuìjiào.
The red panda at the zoo is sleeping in the tree.

Tips

culture
Confusingly, 熊猫 (xióngmāo) by itself usually means giant panda — but 小熊猫 ('little panda-bear') is a different species, the red panda. Despite the name, red pandas are not bears at all; they're in their own family Ailuridae. Western 'panda' as a word actually came from the red panda first.

Stroke Order

xiǎo
xióng
māo