狐猴 (húhóu) · lemur

Measure Word

一只狐猴 zhī

HSK 6

狐猴只生活在马达加斯加岛。

Húhóu zhǐ shēnghuó zài Mǎdájiāsījiā dǎo.

Lemurs live only on the island of Madagascar.

HSK 6

动物园里的环尾狐猴特别受小朋友欢迎。

Dòngwùyuán lǐ de huán wěi húhóu tèbié shòu xiǎopéngyǒu huānyíng.

The ring-tailed lemurs at the zoo are especially popular with kids.

memory

Literally 'fox-monkey': 狐 (fox) for the pointed snout and bushy tail, 猴 (monkey) for the primate body. Same hú as 狐狸 (fox).

狐 hú

猴 hóu