Chinese word dictionary

灰椋鸟

huī liáng niǎo · (bird species of China) white-cheeked starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus)

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Word information

Simplified灰椋鸟

Traditional灰椋鳥

Pinyinhuī liáng niǎo

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Character breakdown

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

灰huī

ashes; dust; lime, mortar

椋liáng

fruit

鸟niǎo

bird

How to learn 灰椋鸟

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.

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Words with the same characters

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鸟niǎo

bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn

灰huī

ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected

灰色huīsè

gray; ash gray; grizzly; pessimistic; gloomy; dispirited; ambiguous

灰尘huīchén

dust

灰心huīxīn

to lose heart; to be discouraged

鸟巢niǎocháo

bird's nest; nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium