猴子

hóuzi

noun #2,620

Measure Word

一只猴子 zhī

Meanings

1 monkey

Characters

suffix for nouns

Examples

动物园里有很多猴子。

Dòngwùyuán lǐ yǒu hěnduō hóuzi.

There are many monkeys in the zoo.

那只猴子在树上跳来跳去。

Nà zhī hóuzi zài shùshàng tiào lái tiào qù.

That monkey is jumping around in the tree.

Tips

culture

The monkey is one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals (猴年 = Year of the Monkey). 孙悟空 (Sun Wukong), the Monkey King from Journey to the West, is one of the most beloved characters in Chinese literature.

Stroke Order

猴 hóu

子 zǐ