雕鸮

鵰鴞
diāoxiāo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)
  2. 2 the largest owl species native to China and Eurasia

Examples

HSK 7-9
Diāoxiāo shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de māotóuyīng zhīyī.
The Eurasian eagle-owl is one of the largest owls in the world.
HSK 7-9
Shānlín lǐ wǎnshang cháng néng tīngdào diāoxiāo de jiàoshēng.
At night in the forests you can often hear the call of the eagle-owl.

Tips

usage
('eagle / large raptor') + (the literary word for owl) - literally 'eagle-owl', a calque of the European name. Everyday Chinese for any owl is 猫头鹰 ('cat-headed eagle').

Stroke Order

diāo
xiāo