河狸 (hé lí) — beaver (the aquatic rodent)

Definition

Examples

• 河狸是一种生活在河流里的哺乳动物。
  hé lí Shì yì zhǒng shēng huó zài hé liú lǐ de bǔ rǔ dòng wù.
  The beaver is a mammal that lives in rivers.
• 河狸用树枝和泥土建造水坝，改变周围环境。
  hé lí Yòng shù zhī hé ní tǔ jiàn zào shuǐ bà, gǎi biàn zhōu wéi huán jìng.
  Beavers build dams with branches and mud, altering the surrounding environment.
• 由于皮毛和腺体的价值，曾经有人大量捕杀河狸。
  Yóu yú pí máo hé xiàn tǐ de jià zhí, céng jīng yǒu rén dà liàng bǔ shā hé lí.
  Due to the value of their fur and glands, beavers were once heavily hunted.