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How do you say "dolphin" in Chinese?
海豚
hǎi tún
In Chinese, "dolphin" is 海豚.
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Pronunciation
Hǎi (falling tone) tún (high flat tone). Start with 'hi' and drop down, then jump back up to a steady 'dwan'.
Writing and usage
Two characters. 海 (hǎi, sea) is a very common character with the water radical 水 on the left. 豚 (tún, dolphin) uses the pig radical and has 10 strokes.
Example sentence
海豚很聪明。
Dolphins are very intelligent.
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How to remember 海豚
Hǎi means sea, so this literally says sea-pig. Dolphins live in the sea, which is an easy anchor for the first part.
Related words
- beluga 白鲸 bái jīng
- lobster 龙虾 lóng xiā
- metal 金属 jīn shǔ
- prawn 虾 xiā
- sea horse 海马 hǎi mǎ
- sea otter 海獭 hǎi tǎ
- towel 毛巾 máo jīn
- turtle 乌龟 wū guī
- walrus 海象 hǎi xiàng
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Questions about 海豚
How do you say "dolphin" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "dolphin" is 海豚. It is a noun.
How is 海豚 written in Chinese?
Two characters. 海 (hǎi, sea) is a very common character with the water radical 水 on the left. 豚 (tún, dolphin) uses the pig radical and has 10 strokes.
How is 海豚 used in a sentence?
Use 海豚 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 海豚很聪明。 (Dolphins are very intelligent.).
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