羚 (líng) — (bound form) antelope; gazelle

Definition

Bound form used as the first syllable of 羚羊 (antelope); it never stands alone. The full word 羚羊 covers both 'antelope' and 'gazelle'.

bound form
antelopegazelle
Easily confused

Examples

  • 。
    Cǎo yuán shàng yǒu hěn duō líng yáng.
    There are many antelopes on the grassland.
  • 。
    Zhè zhǒng líng yáng de jiǎo hěn zhēn guì.
    The horn of this kind of antelope is very precious.
  • 。
    líng Yáng pǎo dé hěn kuài.
    The antelope runs very fast.
Appears in
Animals & Mammals

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