蜻蜓 (qīng tíng) — dragonfly

Definition

Examples

• 夏天傍晚，蜻蜓在池塘上空飞来飞去。
  Xià tiān bàng wǎn, qīng tíng zài chí táng shàng kōng fēi lái fēi qù.
  In summer evenings, dragonflies fly back and forth over the pond.
• 孩子指着水面上的蜻蜓，兴奋地叫起来。
  Hái zi zhǐ zhe shuǐ miàn shàng de qīng tíng, xīng fèn dì jiào qǐ lái.
  The child pointed at the dragonfly on the water surface and shouted excitedly.
• 一只绿色的蜻蜓停在了我的手上。
  Yì zhī lǜ sè de qīng tíng tíng zài le wǒ de shǒu shàng.
  A green dragonfly landed on my hand.

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