Chinese Word: 兔 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

兔HSK 5

Pinyin: tù

English Definition: rabbit

Chinese Definition:
①哺乳动物，耳长，尾短，上唇中间裂开，后肢较长，跑得快：兔子。兔脱(迅速地逃走)。兔毫笔。兔起鹘落(“鹘”，打猎用的猛禽。兔子才起来而鹘已经扑下去，喻动作敏捷。亦喻作书画或写文章下笔迅捷)。
②古称娈童(指被当作女性玩弄的美貌男子)。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 儿

Pictographic:A rabbit

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 免 [ miǎn ] to spare, to excuse from; to evade
- 丶 [ diǎn ] dot

Similar Characters: 兎

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兔子HSK 5	tù zi	hare; rabbit; Classifiers: 只
野兔	yě tù	hare
兔崽子	tù zǎi zi	brat; bastard
兔死狐悲	tù sǐ hú bēi	lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
守株待兔	shǒu zhū dài tù	lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom); to wait idly for opportunities; to trust to chance rather than show initiative

1		míng nián 明年 shì 是 tù nián 兔年。 Next year is the year of the rabbit.
2		tù zi 兔子 zài 在 wū guī 乌龟 hòu bian 后边 bēn pǎo 奔跑。 The rabbit is running behind the tortoise.
3		mó shù shī 魔术师 kě yǐ 可以 bǎ 把 tù zi 兔子 biàn chéng 变成 gē zi 鸽子。 The magician can turn a rabbit into a dove.
4		zuó tiān 昨天 wǎn shang 晚上， tián lǐ 田里 chū xiàn 出现 le 了 yī zhǐ 一只 yě tù 野兔。 Last night, a wild rabbit appeared in the field.
5		cǎo dì 草地 lǐ 里 yǒu 有 xǔ duō 许多 xiǎo dòng wù 小动物， bǐ rú 比如 tù zi 兔子 hé 和 sōng shǔ 松鼠。 There are many small animals in the grassland, such as rabbits and squirrels.

1		míng nián 明年 shì 是 tù nián 兔年。 Next year is the year of the rabbit.
2		tù zi 兔子 zài 在 wū guī 乌龟 hòu bian 后边 bēn pǎo 奔跑。 The rabbit is running behind the tortoise.
3		mó shù shī 魔术师 kě yǐ 可以 bǎ 把 tù zi 兔子 biàn chéng 变成 gē zi 鸽子。 The magician can turn a rabbit into a dove.
4		zuó tiān 昨天 wǎn shang 晚上， tián lǐ 田里 chū xiàn 出现 le 了 yī zhǐ 一只 yě tù 野兔。 Last night, a wild rabbit appeared in the field.
5		cǎo dì 草地 lǐ 里 yǒu 有 xǔ duō 许多 xiǎo dòng wù 小动物， bǐ rú 比如 tù zi 兔子 hé 和 sōng shǔ 松鼠。 There are many small animals in the grassland, such as rabbits and squirrels.