鸟屋

鳥屋

niǎowū

noun

Measure Word

一个鸟屋 gè

Meanings

1 birdhouse
2 nest box

Characters

Examples

他在花园里挂了一个鸟屋。

Tā zài huāyuán lǐ guàle yí ge niǎowū.

He hung a birdhouse in the garden.

孩子们用木板做了一个鸟屋。

Háizimen yòng mùbǎn zuòle yí ge niǎowū.

The children made a birdhouse out of wooden planks.

Tips

memory

鸟 'bird' + 屋 'house' = a literal bird-house. Compare 鸟巢 (niǎocháo, 'bird's nest' — also the nickname for Beijing's National Stadium).

Stroke Order

鸟 niǎo

屋 wū