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猴 hóu

monkey, ape; like a monkey

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 5
Radical
犭
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 犭侯 ⿰犭侯

Memory hint: animal

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  1. 动物园里有很多猴子。
    Dòngwùyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō hóuzi.
    There are many monkeys in the zoo.
    zoo in have very many monkey
  2. 你喜不喜欢看猴子表演？
    Nǐ xǐ bu xǐhuan kàn hóuzi biǎoyǎn?
    Do you like watching monkey performances?
    you like not like watch monkey perform (question)
  3. 我们去动物园看猴子吧。
    Wǒmen qù dòngwùyuán kàn hóuzi ba.
    Let's go to the zoo to see the monkeys.
    we go zoo watch monkey (suggestion)
  4. 这里并没有猴子，只有大象。
    Zhèlǐ bìng méiyǒu hóuzi, zhǐyǒu dàxiàng.
    There aren't any monkeys here at all, only elephants.
    here at-all not-have monkey only-have elephant
  5. 山上住着一群野生的猴子。
    Shān shàng zhùzhe yì qún yěshēng de hóuzi.
    A group of wild monkeys lives on the mountain.
    mountain on live-(particle) one (measure) wild (particle) monkey

Words with 猴 (1)