杀人鲸

殺人鯨
shārénjīng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 orca
  2. 2 killer whale (Orcinus orca)

Examples

Shārénjīng qíshí shì yī zhǒng dàxíng hǎitún.
The orca is actually a type of large dolphin.
Shārénjīng shì fēicháng cōngmíng de hǎiyáng dòngwù.
Killer whales are extremely intelligent marine animals.

Tips

mistakes
Despite the name, orcas are not whales but the largest member of the dolphin family (海豚). The name 杀人鲸 is a calque of 'killer whale'; another common Mandarin name is 虎鲸 (hǔjīng) 'tiger whale', which is the more scientific term.

Stroke Order

shā
rén
jīng