羚羊 (líng yáng) — antelope, gazelle | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

antelopegazelle

Measure word · 只

Examples

羚羊。
Fēi zhōu cǎo yuán shàng yǒu xǔ duō líng yáng.
There are many antelopes on the African grasslands.
羚羊。
Zhè zhī líng yáng pǎo dé hěn kuài.
This gazelle runs very fast.
羚羊。
Wǒ men zài dòng wù yuán kàn dào le jǐ zhī líng yáng.
We saw a few antelopes at the zoo.

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.

羚língantelope

羊yángsheep/goat

羚 marks the antelope kind, while 羊 gives the general animal sense.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 羊 comes from a drawing of a ram's head.

Appears in

Animals & Mammals

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