鲸 (jīng) — whale
Definition
Whale (jīng) — a large marine mammal, not a fish. 鲨鱼 'shark' is a fish, so use 鲸 for whales (e.g. 蓝鲸 blue whale) and 鲨鱼 for sharks.
noun
whale
Measure word · 头
Easily confused
Examples
- 。Lán jīng shì dì qiú shàng zuì dà de dòng wù.The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.
- 鲸。Hěn duō guó jiā jìn zhǐ bǔ jīng.Many countries ban whaling.
- 鲸。Wǒ men zài hǎi biān kàn dào le yì qún jīng.We saw a pod of whales by the coast.
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