飞鸟 (fēi niǎo) — bird (in flight) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bird (in flight)

Measure word · 只

Examples

飞鸟。
Xǔ duō fēi niǎo zài tiān kōng zhōng fēi xiáng.
Many birds are flying in the sky.
，飞鸟。
Qīng chén, wǒ tīng dào le fēi niǎo de jiào shēng.
In the early morning, I heard the calls of birds.
飞鸟。
fēi niǎo De yǐng zi yìng zài hú miàn shàng.
The shadows of birds are reflected on the lake surface.

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.

飞鸟 joins 飞 (flying) and 鸟 (bird) to mean a bird in flight.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 飛; 飞 is its simplified writing.

For 飞, the traditional form 飛 pictures a bird flying upwards.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鳥; 鸟 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 鳥 came from a drawing of a bird with a dangling tail; the simplified 鸟 is a later abbreviation.

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