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How do you say "hippo" in Chinese?
河马
hé mǎ
In Chinese, "hippo" is 河马.
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Pronunciation
Say 'huh' (rising tone) then 'mah' (high level tone). The first rises, the second stays even.
Writing and usage
河 uses 8 strokes with the water radical and means river. 马 uses 3 strokes and means horse. Together they form river horse, the original translation.
Example sentence
河马很喜欢水。
Hippos like water very much.
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How to remember 河马
A horse of the river. Hippos are water animals that came to be called by this descriptive name.
Related words
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- deer 鹿 lù
- gorilla 大猩猩 dà xīng xing
- leopard 豹 bào
- ox 公牛 gōng niú
- polar bear 北极熊 běi jí xióng
- raccoon 浣熊 huàn xióng
- rhino 犀牛 xī niú
- swan 天鹅 tiān é
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Questions about 河马
How do you say "hippo" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "hippo" is 河马. It is a noun.
How is 河马 written in Chinese?
河 uses 8 strokes with the water radical and means river. 马 uses 3 strokes and means horse. Together they form river horse, the original translation.
How is 河马 used in a sentence?
Use 河马 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 河马很喜欢水。 (Hippos like water very much.).
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