动物 (dòng wù): Translation, Pronunciation and Example Sentences

The Chinese word “动物” means “animal” in English. It is a compound word consisting of the characters “动” meaning “movement” and “物” meaning “thing”. The word is commonly used to refer to all kinds of animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish. It is often used in scientific or educational contexts, as well as in everyday conversation.

Translation

Noun: animal

Pronunciation

Example Sentences

ChinesePinyinEngish
这个动物园有很多不同种类的动物zhè gè dòngwùyuán yǒu hěn duō bùtóng zhǒnglèi de dòngwùThis zoo has many different types of animals
我最喜欢的动物是熊猫wǒ zuì xǐhuān de dòngwù shì xióngmāoMy favorite animal is the panda
那只狗是谁的?nà zhī gǒu shì shéi de?Whose dog is that?
这个城市有很多流浪猫zhè gè chéngshì yǒu hěn duō liúlàng māoThis city has many stray cats
我们应该保护野生动物wǒmen yīnggāi bǎohù yěshēng dòngwùWe should protect wild animals
那个动物园里有一只很大的象nà gè dòngwùyuán lǐ yǒu yī zhī hěn dà de xiàngThere is a very large elephant in that zoo
狮子是非常勇敢的动物shīzi shì fēicháng yǒnggǎn de dòngwùLions are very brave animals
这只小猫非常可爱,我想抱它zhè zhī xiǎo māo fēicháng kě’ài, wǒ xiǎng bào tāThis little cat is very cute, I want to hold it

HSK

动物 is part of HSK Level 3 in HSK 2.0. In the newer HSK 3.0 it is part of HSK Level 2.

Learning Card

Learning card for Chinese word 动物 with Pinyin and English Translation