长鼻目

長鼻目

chángbímù

noun

Meanings

1 order Proboscidea (elephants and their extinct relatives, including mammoths)

Characters

order (taxonomy)

Examples

HSK 5

大象属于长鼻目。

Dàxiàng shǔyú chángbímù.

Elephants belong to the order Proboscidea.

HSK 7-9

猛犸象是已经灭绝的长鼻目动物。

Měngmǎxiàng shì yǐjīng mièjué de chángbímù dòngwù.

Mammoths are extinct members of the order Proboscidea.

Tips

memory

长鼻 = 'long nose' - a perfectly descriptive name for the order whose hallmark is the trunk. 目 (mù) is the taxonomic 'order' rank in biology.

Stroke Order

长 cháng

鼻 bí

目 mù