霍加狓

huòjiāpí

noun

Measure Word

一只霍加狓 zhī

Meanings

1 okapi (Okapia johnstoni, the forest giraffe of the Congo)

Characters

huo (phonetic); sudden

jia (phonetic); add

pi (phonetic, used in okapi)

Examples

HSK 7-9

霍加狓是长颈鹿唯一的近亲，生活在刚果的雨林中。

Huòjiāpí shì chángjǐnglù wéiyī de jìnqīn, shēnghuó zài Gāngguǒ de yǔlín zhōng.

The okapi is the only close relative of the giraffe and lives in the rainforests of Congo.

HSK 7-9

霍加狓的腿部有类似斑马的黑白条纹。

Huòjiāpí de tuǐbù yǒu lèisì bānmǎ de hēibái tiáowén.

The okapi has zebra-like black-and-white stripes on its legs.

Tips

history

Unknown to science until 1901 when British explorer Harry Johnston sent a hide to London; previously Europeans dismissed local Mbuti reports as legend. The Chinese name 霍加狓 is a phonetic approximation of 'okapi'. The animal is now the emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's wildlife institute.

Stroke Order

霍 huò

加 jiā

狓 pí