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Animals and plants Chinese vocabulary: Elementary (HSK 1-3)

动植物词单：初等（HSK 一至三级）

The elementary words, HSK 1 to 3, for animals and plants, with example sentences a learner at HSK 3 can read.

18 words and 36 example sentences.

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Words 词

  1. 狗(gǒu) dog
  2. 猫(māo) cat
  3. 花(huā) flower
  4. 鸟(niǎo) bird
  5. 鱼(yú) fish
  6. 动(dòng)物(wù) animal
  7. 树(shù) tree
  8. 草(cǎo) grass
  9. 马(mǎ) horse
  10. 羊(yáng) sheep
  11. 动(dòng)物(wù)园(yuán) zoo
  12. 种(zhǒng) seed
  13. 牛(niú) ox
  14. 鸡(jī) fowl
  15. 花(huā)园(yuán) garden
  16. 开(kāi)花(huā) bloom
  17. 养(yǎng) raise
  18. 大(dà)熊(xióng)猫(māo) giant panda

Example sentences 例句

  1. 你喜欢狗吗？

    Nǐ xǐhuan gǒu ma?

    Do you like dogs?

  2. 你是一条狗。

    Nǐ shì yìtiáo gǒu.

    You're a dog.

  3. 好猫不做声

    hǎo māo búzuòshēng

    a good cat makes no sound

  4. 你喜欢猫吗？

    Nǐ xǐhuan māo ma?

    Do you like cats?

  5. 他买了些花。

    Tā mǎile xiē huā.

    He bought some flowers.

  6. 要花很多钱。

    Yào huā hěn duō qián.

    This is going to be very expensive.

  7. 这儿有只鸟。

    Zhèr yǒu zhǐ niǎo.

    There is a bird here.

  8. 你有一只鸟吗？

    Nǐ yǒu yìzhī niǎo ma?

    Do you have a bird?

  9. 他是卖鱼的。

    Tā shì mài yú de.

    He is a fishmonger.

  10. 我们没有鱼。

    Wǒmen méiyǒu yú.

    We don't have fish.

  11. 他喜欢动物。

    Tā xǐhuan dòngwù.

    He likes animals.

  12. 人是一种动物。

    Rén shì yìzhǒng dòngwù.

    Humans are animals.

  13. 树大有枯枝

    shù dà yǒu kūzhī

    a big tree has dead branches

  14. 树大阴凉大

    shù dà yīnliáng dà

    a big tree gives big shade

  15. 草要连根拔

    cǎo yào liángēnbá

    Pull weeds up by the root

  16. 草中说话路人听

    cǎo zhōng shuōhuà lù rén tīng

    Words spoken in the grass are heard by passers-by

  17. 快马跑断腿

    kuài mǎ pǎo duàntuǐ

    a fast horse runs its legs off

  18. 这是我的马。

    Zhè shì wǒ de mǎ.

    This is my horse.

  19. 是时候喂羊了。

    Shì shíhou wèi yáng le.

    It's time to feed the sheep.

  20. 狗长犄角，出羊相

    gǒu zhǎng jījiǎo, chū yáng xiāng

    a dog grows horns: it shows a sheep's look

  21. 我去了动物园。

    Wǒ qùle dòngwùyuán.

    I went to the zoo.

  22. 我想去动物园。

    Wǒ xiǎng qù dòngwùyuán.

    I'd like to go to the zoo.

  23. 我学两种外语。

    Wǒ xué liǎng zhǒng wàiyǔ.

    I am learning two foreign languages.

  24. 春不种,秋不收

    chūn bú zhòng,qiū bù shōu

    if you don't sow in spring, you won't reap in autumn

  25. 牛踢骆驼，尥不动

    niú tī luòtuo, liào bú dòng

    an ox kicking a camel: can't kick it over

  26. 他用牛耕种这块地。

    Tāyòng niú gēngzhòng zhèkuài de.

    He uses an ox to till this field.

  27. 我经常吃鸡。

    Wǒ jīngcháng chī jī.

    I often eat chicken.

  28. 鸡一嘴，鸭一嘴

    jī yì zuǐ, yā yì zuǐ

    the chicken pecks once, the duck pecks once

  29. 我在花园里玩。

    Wǒ zài huāyuán lǐ wán.

    I'm playing in the garden.

  30. 我正从花园来。

    Wǒ zhèng cóng huāyuán lái.

    I'm coming from the garden.

  31. 富贵怕见开花

    fùguì pà jiàn kāihuā

    the wealthy fear seeing the flowers bloom

  32. 水仙不开花，装蒜

    shuǐxiān bù kāihuā, zhuāngsuàn

    a narcissus that doesn't bloom: pretending to be garlic

  33. 我养了只狗。

    Wǒ yǎngle zhǐ gǒu.

    I keep a dog.

  34. 我没有养猫。

    Wǒ méiyǒu yǎng māo.

    I don't have a cat.

  35. 你想去看大熊猫吗？

    Nǐ xiǎng qù kàn dàxióngmāo ma?

    Do you want to go and see the giant pandas?

  36. 大熊猫只住在中国里。

    Dàxióngmāo zhǐ zhù zài Zhōngguó lǐ.

    Giant pandas live only in China.