See How Fast You Can Learn Chinese
Try our interactive spaced repetition demo—study your first words in 60 seconds
Studying for the HSK? Don't like subscriptions? Try our one-time HSK Study Access package for $9.99 (PPP available).
鸟
Sign in to save this word to your study lists.
Definitions
- 1. bird
- 2. \bird\ radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196)
- 3. (dialect) to pay attention to
- 4. (intensifier) damned
- 5. goddamn
Example Sentences
1 shown群 鸟 南翔。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 鸟
ornithine
see 愛屋及烏|爱屋及乌[ài wū jí wū]
(bird species of China) willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
(bird species of China) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)
(bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)
(bird species of China) rufous-bellied woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus)
(bird species of China) rosy minivet (Pericrocotus roseus)
(bird species of China) oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)
(bird species of China) bay woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis)
(bird species of China) black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis)
birds
fowling piece (archaic gun)
(bird species of China) plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum)
(bird species of China) great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)
flora and fauna
bird strike (aviation)
lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
(bird species of China) brown-throated sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis)
(bird species of China) red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus)
ornithology
(coll.) sb new to a particular subject
birdhouse
pest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish)
(bird species of China) oriental white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
damn thing
bird's eye
bird
hummingbird
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)
(bird species of China) green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis)
to stand someone up
(bird species of China) great barbet (Megalaima virens)
(bird species of China) green-eared barbet (Megalaima faiostricta)
(bird species of China) black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
(bird species of China) oriental dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus)
birds
skylark
to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc)
(bird species of China) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)
bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆書|篆书[zhuàn shū], but with characters decorated as birds and insects
(bird species of China) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
(bird species of China) purple-naped sunbird (Hypogramma hypogrammicum)
kiwi (bird) (loanword)
nocturnal bird
bird
(bird species of China) Christmas frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)
woodpecker
to get a bird's-eye view
(bird species of China) crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)
(bird species of China) lineated barbet (Megalaima lineata)
(bird species of China) oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
(bird species of China) coppersmith barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
(bird species of China) brown booby (Sula leucogaster)
bird
redbreast
(bird species of China) chestnut-tailed starling (Sturnia malabarica)
Sinosauropteryx, a small dinosaur that lived in what is now northeastern China during the early Cretaceous period
supernatural bird
(bird species of China) chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)
ostrich
ornithosis
(bird species of China) rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis)
(bird species of China) common flameback (Dinopium javanense)
(bird species of China) Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
(bird species of China) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)
(bird species of China) scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus)
(bird species of China) streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)
bird
(bird species of China) Taiwan barbet (Megalaima nuchalis)
(bird species of China) spot-winged starling (Saroglossa spiloptera)
migratory bird
(bird species of China) chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus)
bird's nest
bird characters (a decorated form of the Great Seal)
ostrich policy (sticking one's head in the sand, failing to acknowledge danger)
to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
(bird species of China) white-shouldered starling (Sturnia sinensis)
jackdaw (family Corvidae)
the dodo (extinct bird)
(bird species of China) masked booby (Sula dactylatra)
dinosaur ancestors of birds
lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day
(bird species of China) black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)
China Ornithological Society
seabird
(bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)
capercaillie (Lagopus, several species)
(bird species of China) stripe-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos atratus)
roc (mythical bird of prey)
to stand out (among a group)
(bird species of China) wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus)
(bird species of China) grey-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris)
birdbath
(bird species of China) white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
a road only a bird can manage
(bird species of China) rosy starling (Pastor roseus)
a bird-watcher
(bird species of China) white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata)
(bird species of China) ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus)
veteran
(bird species of China) rufous woodpecker (Celeus brachyurus)
(bird species of China) common loon (Gavia immer)
cunning or sly person
birdsong
lone bird
(bird species of China) red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri)
birds and beasts
(bird species of China) silver-breasted broadbill (Serilophus lunatus)
(bird species of China) laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus)
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis)
vulture
vagrant bird (a migrating bird which has lost its way)
(bird species of China) short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris)
toucan
sinister person
birdwatching
(bird species of China) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)
starling
(bird species of China) chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis)
(bird species of China) scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata)
(bird species of China) Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae)
(ornithology) red bishop (Euplectes orix)
lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
(bird species of China) fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)
Asuka Period in Japanese history (538-710 AD)
deserted (of a place)
to scare a bird into flight
(bird species of China) lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
catbird
(bird species of China) blue-throated barbet (Megalaima asiatica)
(bird species of China) scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)
Archaeopteryx
(bird species of China) common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
(bird species of China) olive-backed sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)
songbird
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum melanoxanthum)
(bird species of China) Chinese barbet (Megalaima faber)
(bird species of China) red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea)
beak
lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
kingfisher
person of good character
honeyeater (bird of family Meliphagidae)
(bird species of China) crimson-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos cathpharius)
waterbird
(bird species of China) rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
(bird species of China) lesser yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)
(bird species of China) lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
bird's-eye view
(bird species of China) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
(bird species of China) grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos canicapillus)
nonmigratory bird
In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined
disodium guanylate (E627)
nickname of Korean singer PSY
Archaeoraptor liaoningensis (bird-like dinosaur found in Liaoning province)
guanine nucleotide (G, pairs with cytosine C 胞嘧啶 in DNA and RNA)
oriole
(bird species of China) speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus)
(bird species of China) thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)
(bird species of China) great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
tarantula
dinosaur ancestor of birds
(bird species of China) white-cheeked starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus)
it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
(bird species of China) Darjeeling woodpecker (Dendrocopos darjellensis)
(bird species of China) yellow-vented flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum)
hill myna
(bird species of China) purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
(bird species of China) blue-eared barbet (Megalaima australis)
a caged bird
Chlamydia ornithosis
torii (gateway of a Shinto shrine) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鳥居 \torii\)
(bird species of China) grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus)
birdwatching
Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
(bird species of China) brown crake (Amaurornis akool)
(bird species of China) white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
(bird species of China) vinous-breasted starling (Acridotheres burmannicus)
(bird species of China) silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)
Niaosong or Niaosung township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
cockle (mollusk of the family Cardiidae)
monstrous bird
loon (bird of genus Gavia)
(bird species of China) scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus)
kinglet
see 驚弓之鳥|惊弓之鸟[jīng gōng zhī niǎo]
Ornithopoda (suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs)
(bird species of China) white-winged woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus)
(golf) birdie
(bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)
(bird species of China) common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
(bird species of China) red-footed booby (Sula sula)
hornbill
(bird species of China) fulvous-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos macei)
lit. to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
painting of birds and flowers
(bird species of China) streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)
beneficial bird (esp. one that preys on insect pests or mice)
Ornithopoda, suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs including iguanodon
(bird species of China) black-throated loon (Gavia arctica)
(bird species of China) white-browed piculet (Sasia ochracea)
Archaeoraptor (bird-like dinosaur)
lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)
fig. filial piety
(bird species of China) purple-backed starling (Agropsar sturninus)
bird's nest
Niaosong or Niaosung township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
bird gun
(bird species of China) ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)
birdcage
flowerpecker (any bird of the family Dicaeidae)
(bird species of China) greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)
(vulgar) damned wretch
(bird species of China) Japanese pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
flintlock musket
pinion
cockle (mollusk of the family Cardiidae)
to scatter like birds and beasts
chirp
(bird species of China) fire-breasted flowerpecker (Dicaeum ignipectus)
(bird species of China) pied myna (Gracupica contra)
(bird species of China) white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
a wading bird
(bird species of China) red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)
(bird species of China) Blyth's kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)
small bird
roc (mythical bird of prey)
(bird species of China) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)
(bird species of China) Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)
(bird species of China) blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
(bird species of China) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
(bird species of China) great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
guano
flamingo
(bird species of China) great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
toucan
(bird species of China) Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
lyrebird
shrike (family Laniidae)
bird's eye (common company name)
cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)