鸫 (dōng) — thrush (any bird of the family Turdidae, especially the genus Turdus)
Definition
Bound form referring to a thrush (鸟 family Turdidae). It almost never appears alone — it combines with 乌 to mean 'blackbird', as in the example 乌鸫.
bound form
thrush (any bird of the family Turdidae, especially the genus Turdus)
Examples
- 鸫Wǒ zài shān shàng kàn jiàn yì zhī wū dōngI saw a blackbird in the mountains.
- 鸫Wū dōng de yǔ máo shì hè sè deThe blackbird's feathers are brown.
- 鸫Zhè zhǒng wū dōng dōng tiān huì fēi xiàng nán fāngThis kind of blackbird flies south in winter.
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