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How do you say "sloth" in Chinese?
树懒
shù lǎn
In Chinese, "sloth" is 树懒.
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Pronunciation
Two syllables: 'shoo' (falling tone) and 'lahn' (high level tone). The first drops, the second is flat.
Writing and usage
树 uses 9 strokes with the wood radical and means tree. 懒 uses 16 strokes and means lazy. Together: tree lazy one.
Example sentence
树懒很懒。
Sloths are very lazy.
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How to remember 树懒
A lazy tree-dwelling animal. The word literally describes a sloth hanging lazily in trees.
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- gorilla 大猩猩 dà xīng xing
- leopard 豹 bào
- panda 熊猫 xióng māo
- reindeer 驯鹿 xùn lù
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Questions about 树懒
How do you say "sloth" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "sloth" is 树懒. It is a noun.
How is 树懒 written in Chinese?
树 uses 9 strokes with the wood radical and means tree. 懒 uses 16 strokes and means lazy. Together: tree lazy one.
How is 树懒 used in a sentence?
Use 树懒 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 树懒很懒。 (Sloths are very lazy.).
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