Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 莺鸟
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.
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.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
bird's nest; nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
夜莺yè yīngnightingale
黄莺huáng yīngblack-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
柳莺liǔ yīng(ornithology) leaf warbler (bird of genus Phylloscopus)
大树莺dà shù yīng(bird species of China) chestnut-crowned bush warbler (Cettia major)
大草莺dà cǎo yīng(bird species of China) Chinese grassbird (Graminicola striatus)