冬眠 (dōng mián) — hibernation
Definition
Refers to the deep sleep-like state some animals enter through the winter to survive the cold. Distinct from ordinary 睡觉 — body temperature, heart rate, and metabolism all drop sharply.
noun
hibernation
Examples
- 冬眠。Yǒu xiē dòng wù kào dōng mián dù guò hán lěng de dōng tiān.Some animals survive the cold winter through hibernation.
- ，冬眠。Xióng zhěng gè dōng tiān dōu zài shuì jiào, zhè shì yì zhǒng dōng mián.Bears sleep the whole winter; this is a type of hibernation.
- 冬眠，。Zài dōng mián qī jiān, dòng wù de tǐ wēn huì dà fú xià jiàng.During hibernation, the animal's body temperature drops significantly.
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