袋狼

dàiláng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 thylacine
  2. 2 Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus, extinct marsupial)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Dàiláng yú yī jiǔ sān liù nián mièjué.
The thylacine went extinct in 1936.
HSK 7-9
Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū fùhuó dàiláng de kěnéngxìng.
Scientists are researching the possibility of resurrecting the thylacine.

Tips

memory
袋 ‘pouch’ marks marsupials in Chinese: 袋鼠 ‘pouch-mouse’ = kangaroo, 袋熊 ‘pouch-bear’ = wombat, 袋狼 ‘pouch-wolf’ = thylacine. The wolf-like body plus a pouch makes the name read as a perfect description.

Stroke Order

袋 dài
狼 láng