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How do you say "zebra" in Chinese?
斑马
bān mǎ
In Chinese, "zebra" is 斑马.
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Pronunciation
Two syllables: 'bahn' (high level tone) and 'mah' (high level tone). Both stay even and flat.
Writing and usage
斑 uses 12 strokes and means striped or spotted. 马 is the horse character. Together they mean striped horse.
Example sentence
斑马有黑白条纹。
Zebras have black and white stripes.
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How to remember 斑马
A striped horse. The first character literally describes the stripes that make a zebra distinctive.
Related words
- cheetah 猎豹 liè bào
- chimp 黑猩猩 hēi xīng xing
- elephant 象 xiàng
- giraffe 长颈鹿 cháng jǐng lù
- lion 公狮 gōng shī
- orangutan 红毛猩猩 hóng máo xīng xing
- ox 公牛 gōng niú
- panda 熊猫 xióng māo
- swan 天鹅 tiān é
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Questions about 斑马
How do you say "zebra" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "zebra" is 斑马. It is a noun.
How is 斑马 written in Chinese?
斑 uses 12 strokes and means striped or spotted. 马 is the horse character. Together they mean striped horse.
How is 斑马 used in a sentence?
Use 斑马 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 斑马有黑白条纹。 (Zebras have black and white stripes.).
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