知了 (zhī liǎo) — cicada

Definizione

The everyday, onomatopoeic name for a cicada (the insect whose loud summer call is iconic in China). Refers specifically to the insect, not the sound it makes.

noun
cicada
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Esempi

  • 知了
    Xià tiān de shí hou, zhī liǎo zài shù shàng jiào dé hěn dà shēng.
    In summer, cicadas chirp very loudly on the trees.
  • 知了
    Hái zi men zài shù xià zhǎo zhī liǎo.
    The children are looking for cicadas under the tree.
  • 知了
    zhī liǎo De jiào shēng shì xià tiān de biāo zhì.
    The chirping of cicadas is a sign of summer.

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