Word information
Simplified绵羊
Traditional綿羊
Pinyinmián yáng
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
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How to learn 绵羊
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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羊yáng
sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]; surname Yang
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连绵liánmiáncontinuous; unbroken; uninterrupted; extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)
亡羊补牢wángyáng-bǔláolit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
羊肉yáng ròumutton; goat meat