Definition
noun
whale
Easily confused
- 晾liànglook-aliketo dry (clothes, etc.) in the air
- 经jīngsound-aliketo pass through; to go through (a place, time, or experience)
- 凉liánglook-alikecool, cold
- 敬jìngsound-aliketo respect, to show respect to
- 就jiùlook-alike(after conditional clause) then; in that case
- 静jìngsound-alikestill, calm, quiet; not moving
- 精jīngsound-alikeskilled; proficient; refined (of ability)
- 井jǐngsound-alikewell (water well)
- 竟jìngsound-alikeunexpectedly, actually (expressing surprise that something happened or is the case)
- 净jìngsound-alike(adjective) clean
Examples
- 。Lán jīng shì dìqiú shàng zuì dà de dòngwù.The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.
- 鲸。Hěn duō guójiā jìnzhǐ bǔ jīng.Many countries ban whaling.
- 鲸。Wǒmen zài hǎibiān kàn dào le yì qún jīng.We saw a pod of whales by the coast.
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