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猎豹 (liè bào) — cheetah

Definition

noun
cheetah
Measure word · 只

Examples

  • 猎豹。
    liè bào Shì lù dì shàng pǎo dé zuì kuài de dòng wù.
    The cheetah is the fastest land animal.
  • 猎豹。
    Dòng wù yuán lǐ xīn lái le yì zhī liè bào.
    A new cheetah has arrived at the zoo.
  • 猎豹。
    Jì lù piàn pāi shè le liè bào bǔ liè de quán guò chéng.
    The documentary filmed the entire process of a cheetah hunting.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

猎lièhunting
豹bàoleopard

'猎' means hunting and '豹' means leopard; together they name a fast hunting cat.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犬犬quǎndog
Sound part声符shēngfú
昔
昔xī猎liè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 猎, the left part 犬 means dog and the right part 昔 provides the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
豸豸zhìbeast; creature
Sound part声符shēngfú
勺
勺sháo豹bào
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

豹 pairs 豸, a mark for a beast or creature, with 勺, which gives the sound.

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Animals & Mammals

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