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How do you say "beluga" in Chinese?
白鲸
bái jīng
In Chinese, "beluga" is 白鲸.
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Pronunciation
Bái (high flat tone) jīng (high flat tone). Hold 'bye' high and steady, then hold 'jing' also high.
Writing and usage
Two characters. 白 (bái, white) has 5 strokes. 鲸 (jīng, whale) has 19 strokes with the fish radical.
Example sentence
白鲸是白色的。
Belugas are white.
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How to remember 白鲸
White-whale. Belugas are famously white whales, so the word describes their most obvious feature.
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Questions about 白鲸
How do you say "beluga" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "beluga" is 白鲸. It is a noun.
How is 白鲸 written in Chinese?
Two characters. 白 (bái, white) has 5 strokes. 鲸 (jīng, whale) has 19 strokes with the fish radical.
How is 白鲸 used in a sentence?
Use 白鲸 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 白鲸是白色的。 (Belugas are white.).
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