Animals

dng

dng

w
animal

chng

w
pet

lo

sh
rat, mouse

ni
cow, ox

lo h
tiger

t z
rabbit

lng
dragon

sh
snake

m
horse

yng
goat, sheep

hu zi
monkey

j
rooster, chicken

gu
dog

zh
pig, boar

mo
cat

nio
bird

y
fish

jn

y
goldfish

xing
bear

xing

mo
panda

zh
measure word

tu
measure word

tio
measure word

p
measure word

bn
measure word

zh
measure word

i
lovely

d
big

xio
small, little

xing
fierce

hn
very

zhn
really


Characters for writing:

ni

lng

yng

zh

tu

tio




Characters for recognizing:

dng

w

chng

jn

gu

xio

hn



Measure Words
There are 4 commonly-used measure words for animals: .
zh This is the most widely used measure word for animals: big, small,
flying, or crawling ones. For example:
gu

mo

nio

lo

lo

sh

yng

hu

zi

zh

tu head This measure word is mostly used for large domestic
animals raised to be consumed or sold. For example:
ni

tio strip / slip / twig This measure word is used for long, thin,
winding objects. For example:
lng

y

p This measure word is not so commonly used. Animals such as
horses
m
, mules

, camels
lu

tu
, and wolf

are counted by .
bn This measure word is used for books
sh
, notebooks () and
magazines, etc.
()zh This measure word is for stick-like things, e.g.
b

qin

b


Questions and Answers:
Use the most common used verbs:


Q1:
zh

sh

shn

me

dng

w

A1:
zh

sh

zh

gu

Q2:
n

ji

yu

shn

me

dng

w
Or:
chng

w

A2:
w

ji

yu

zh

gu

h

ling

zh

mo

Q3
n

ji

yu

gu

ma
Or
A3:
yu

w

ji

yu

zh

gu
Or:
Q4:
n

huan

dng

w

ma

A4:
x

huan
Or
b

huan

Q5:
n

huan

shn

me

dng

w

A5
w

huan

mo

gu

dn

sh

huan