Word information
Simplified鹌鹑
Traditional鵪鶉
Pinyinān chún
Part of speechDictionary
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Character breakdown
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How to learn 鹌鹑
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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西鹌鹑xī ān chún
(bird species of China) common quail (Coturnix coturnix)
雪鹑xuě chún(bird species of China) snow partridge (Lerwa lerwa)
雉鹑zhì chún(bird species of China) chestnut-throated monal-partridge (Tetraophasis obscurus)
蓝胸鹑lán xiōng chún(bird species of China) king quail; blue-breasted quail (Synoicus chinensis)
灰山鹑huī shān chún(bird species of China) grey partridge (Perdix perdix)
高原山鹑gāo yuán shān chún(bird species of China) Tibetan partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae)