鸟巢 (niǎo cháo) — bird's nest; nickname for Beijing National Stadium (Bird's Nest)
Definition
Literally 'bird's nest', but commonly used in China as the popular nickname for the Beijing National Stadium, built for the 2008 Olympics.
noun
bird's nestnickname for Beijing National Stadium (Bird's Nest)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 鸟巢。Nà zhī niǎo cháo shì yòng shù zhī hé cǎo zuò de.That bird's nest is made of twigs and grass.
- 鸟巢2008。Běi jīng niǎo cháo shì 2008 nián ào yùn huì de zhǔ chǎng guǎn.Beijing's Bird's Nest was the main venue of the 2008 Olympics.
- 鸟巢。Wǒ kàn dào yì zhī niǎo zài shù shàng dā niǎo cháo.I saw a bird building a nest in a tree.
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