Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
狮子
shīzi
Description
狮子是一种很大的动物，住在非洲。
A 狮子 is a very large animal that lives in Africa.
很多人叫它森林之王，但其实它住在草原上。
Many people call the 狮子 the king of the forest, but it actually lives on the grasslands.
Meanings
狮子shīzi
lion (large wild cat)
我们在动物园看到了狮子。
We saw lions at the zoo.
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Notes
- Etymology
狮 means lion; 子 is a common noun suffix for animals and small things.
- Nuance
狮子 is the everyday word; the classifier is 只 (yì zhī shīzi).
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