Chinese word dictionary

剪嘴鸥

jiǎn zuǐ ōu · (bird species of China) Indian skimmer (Rynchops albicollis)

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Word information

Simplified剪嘴鸥

Traditional剪嘴鷗

Pinyinjiǎn zuǐ ōu

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

剪jiǎn

scissors; to cut, to divide, to separate

嘴zuǐ

mouth, lips

鸥ōu

seagull, tern; Larus species (various)

How to learn 剪嘴鸥

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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嘴zuǐ

mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]

剪jiǎn

(bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; (bound form) to wipe out; to exterminate; to edit (video, audio etc); surname Jian

剪刀jiǎndāo

scissors; CL:把[ba3]

嘴巴zuǐba

mouth (CL:張|张[zhang1]); slap in the face (CL:個|个[ge4])

插嘴chāzuǐ

to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation

剪彩jiǎncǎi

to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)