Word: 鸟 (niǎo, diǎo)

一只鸟在湖面上滑行。

Yìzhī niǎo zài hú miànshàng huáxíng.

A bird glided over the surface of the lake.

不是所有的鸟都会飞。

Bú shì suǒyǒu de niǎo dōu huì fēi.

Not all birds can fly.

两只鸟在树上互相呼应。

Liǎng zhī niǎo zài shù shàng hùxiāng hūyìng.

Two birds in the tree were calling back and forth to each other.

两鸟在林，不如一鸟在手

liǎng niǎo zài lín, bùrú yì niǎo zàishǒu

two birds in the forest are not as good as one bird in the hand

他们去了鸟取。

Tāmen qùle niǎo qǔ.

They went to Tottori.

他想去热带雨林看鸟。

Tā xiǎng qù rèdàiyǔlín kàn niǎo.

He wants to go to the tropical rainforest to watch birds.

你听过鲁班造木鸟的故事吗？

Nǐ tīngguo Lǔ Bān zào mù niǎo de gùshi ma?

Have you heard the story of Lu Ban making a wooden bird?

你有一只鸟吗？

Nǐ yǒu yìzhī niǎo ma?

Do you have a bird?

劝君莫打三春鸟,子在巢中望母归

quàn jūn mò dǎ sān chūn niǎo,zǐ zài cháo zhōng wàng mǔ guī

I urge you not to shoot spring birds; their chicks in the nest wait for their mother

哪种鸟喜欢吃害虫？

Nǎ zhǒng niǎo xǐhuan chī hàichóng?

Which kind of bird likes to eat harmful insects?

天高任鸟飞，海阔凭鱼跃

tiān gāo rèn niǎo fēi, hǎi kuò píng yúyuè

the sky is high, let the birds fly; the sea is wide, let the fish leap

屎壳郎插鸡毛，你算个什么鸟

shǐkélàng chā jīmáo, nǐ suàn ge shénme niǎo

a dung beetle stuck with chicken feathers: what kind of bird do you think you are?

山路上时而传来几声鸟叫。

Shānlù shàng shí'ér chuánlái jǐ shēng niǎo jiào.

From time to time, a few bird calls drifted along the mountain path.

很多鸟一辈子只有一个伴侣。

Hěn duō niǎo yíbèizi zhǐyǒu yí gè bànlǚ.

Many birds have only one mate for their whole lives.

我在画一只鸟。

Wǒ zài huà yìzhī niǎo.

I am drawing a bird.

我昨天早上看到了很多鸟。

Wǒ zuótiān zǎoshang kàndàole hěn duō niǎo.

Yesterday morning I saw many birds.

我能听见鸟在窗外歌唱。

Wǒ néng tīngjiàn niǎo zài chuāng wài gēchàng.

I could hear birds singing outside my window.

所有鸟都会飞吗？

Suǒyǒu niǎo dōu huì fēi ma?

Can all birds fly?

明尼苏达州的官方鸟就是蚊子。

Míngnísūdá Zhōu de guānfāng niǎo jiùshì wénzi.

Minnesota's state bird is the mosquito.

母鸟每天飞出去找虫子哺育小鸟。

Mǔ niǎo měitiān fēi chūqù zhǎo chóngzi bǔyù xiǎoniǎo.

Every day the mother bird flies out to find insects to feed her chicks.

海阔凭鱼跃，天高任鸟飞

hǎi kuò píng yúyuè, tiān gāo rèn niǎo fēi

the sea is wide, let the fish leap; the sky is high, let the birds fly

清晨传来一声清脆的鸟叫。

Qīngchén chuánlái yìshēng qīngcuì de niǎo jiào.

A sharp, clear birdcall came in the early morning.

清晨的鸟叫声唤醒了整个村子。

Qīngchén de niǎo jiàoshēng huànxǐngle zhěnggè cūnzi.

The birdsong at dawn roused the whole village.

渔夫观水势，猎人望鸟飞

yúfū guān shuǐshì, lièrén wàng niǎo fēi

the fisherman watches the water's flow, the hunter watches the birds fly

猫趴在草丛里，伺机扑向那只鸟。

Māo pā zài cǎocóng lǐ, sìjī pū xiàng nà zhī niǎo.

The cat crouched in the grass, watching for its chance to pounce on the bird.

笨人先起身，笨鸟早出林

bènrén xiān qǐshēn, bèn niǎo zǎo chū lín

the slow person gets up first; the clumsy bird leaves the woods early

笼子里的鸟，有翅难逃

lóngzi lǐ de niǎo, yǒu chì nán táo

a bird in a cage: has wings but can't escape

被闹钟唤醒没有被鸟唤醒的好。

Bèi nàozhōng huànxǐng méiyǒu bèi niǎo huànxǐng de hǎo.

Much better to be woken by the birds than by an alarm.

谢谢你为我画鸟。

Xièxie nǐ wèi wǒ huà niǎo.

Thank you for drawing a bird for me.

这些鸟不转移。

Zhèxiē niǎo bù zhuǎnyí.

These birds don't migrate.

这些鸟是红的。

Zhèxiē niǎo shì hóng de.

The birds are red.

这儿有只鸟。

Zhèr yǒu zhǐ niǎo.

There is a bird here.

这只鸟不能飞。

Zhè zhī niǎo bùnéng fēi.

This bird cannot fly.

这只鸟会飞吗？

Zhè zhī niǎo huì fēi ma?

Can this bird fly?

这只鸟的羽毛非常漂亮。

Zhè zhī niǎo de yǔmáo fēicháng piàoliang.

This bird's plumage is very beautiful.

这把扇子上画着一只鸟。

Zhè bǎ shànzi shàng huà zhe yìzhī niǎo.

There is a bird painted on this fan.

这鸟你们用英语怎么称呼？

Zhè niǎo nǐmen yòng Yīngyǔ zěnme chēnghu?

What do you call this bird in English?

那只鸟叫什么名字？

Nà zhī niǎo jiào shénme míngzi?

What's that bird called?

那只鸟是什么？

Nà zhī niǎo shì shénme?

What's that bird?

那只鸟是死还是活的？

Nà zhī niǎo shì sǐ háishi huó de?

Is the bird alive or dead?

那只鸟的翅膀受伤了。

Nà zhī niǎo de chìbǎng shòushāngle.

That bird's wing is injured.

那种鸟在这一带已经绝迹了。

Nàzhǒng niǎo zài zhè yídài yǐjīng juéjì le.

That kind of bird is now extinct in this area.

邻居爱种花，也爱养鸟。

Línjū ài zhònghuā, yě ài yǎng niǎo.

My neighbor loves growing flowers and keeping birds.

野鸟很难驯，别白费力气。

Yě niǎo hěn nán xùn, bié báifèi lìqi.

Wild birds are hard to tame, so don't waste your effort.

雨太大，鸟的翅膀都湿了。

Yǔ tài dà, niǎo de chìbǎng dōu shīle.

The rain was so heavy that the bird's wings got soaked.

面包比鸟的鸣唱好。

Miànbāo bǐ niǎo de míng chàng hǎo.

A loaf of bread is better than the songs of birds.

鸟无头不飞

niǎo wú tóu bù fēi

birds do not fly without a head

鸟春天会往北飞。

Niǎo chūntiān huì wǎng běi fēi.

Birds fly north in the spring.

鸟都往南方飞去了。

Niǎo dōu wǎng nánfāng fēi qùle.

The birds have all flown south.