布谷鸟 (bùgǔniǎo): cuckoo (bird)

Measure Word

一只布谷鸟 zhī

Meanings

1 cuckoo (bird)
2 common cuckoo

Characters

Examples

春天到了，远处传来布谷鸟的叫声。

Chūntiān dào le, yuǎnchù chuánlái bùgǔniǎo de jiàoshēng.

Spring has arrived; the call of the cuckoo can be heard in the distance.

布谷鸟把蛋产在其他鸟的巢中。

Bùgǔniǎo bǎ dàn chǎn zài qítā niǎo de cháo zhōng.

Cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds' nests.

孩子们学着布谷鸟的叫声玩耍。

Háizi men xué zhe bùgǔniǎo de jiàoshēng wánshuǎ.

The children played by imitating the cuckoo's call.

Tips

memory

布谷 is an onomatopoeia for the cuckoo's call: 'bù-gǔ, bù-gǔ.' The bird is named after the sound it makes.

Stroke Order

布 bù

谷 gǔ

鸟 niǎo

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