鬣狗 (liè gǒu) — hyena (specifically the striped hyena)

Definition

Examples

• 昨天我在动物园看到了几只鬣狗。
  Zuó tiān wǒ zài dòng wù yuán kàn dào le jǐ zhī liè gǒu.
  I saw several hyenas at the zoo yesterday.
• 鬣狗是一种生活在非洲和亚洲的动物。
  liè gǒu Shì yì zhǒng shēng huó zài fēi zhōu hé yà zhōu de dòng wù.
  The hyena is an animal that lives in Africa and Asia.
• 鬣狗的叫声听起来很像人的笑声。
  liè gǒu De jiào shēng tīng qǐ lái hěn xiàng rén de xiào shēng.
  The hyena's call sounds a lot like human laughter.

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