巨蟒

jùmǎng
noun #34,575

Measure Word

一条巨蟒 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 python
  2. 2 giant snake
  3. 3 boa
  4. 4 anaconda

Examples

Yàmǎxùn yǔlín lǐ yǒu jùmǎng.
There are giant snakes in the Amazon rainforest.
Dòngwùyuán xīn lái le yī tiáo jùmǎng.
The zoo has a new python.

Tips

culture
巨蟒剧团 is the standard Chinese name for the British comedy group Monty Python's Flying Circus — a literal calque of 'Python' as 'giant snake' rather than the snake-genus or the man's name. So 'Python' the programming language is / Python (kept in English), but the comedy troupe is 巨蟒.

Stroke Order

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