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Hanzi

羊

sheep; goat/CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

yáng

Bopomofo

ㄧㄤˊ

Jyutping

joeng4

Example sentences

羊 yáng
草地上有一群羊在吃草。

A flock of sheep is eating grass on the lawn.

羣 / 群 qún
一羣羊在草原上吃草。
一群羊在草原上吃草。

A flock of sheep is eating grass on the grassland.

山羊 shānyáng
農場裡的山羊喜歡吃新鮮的青草。
农场里的山羊喜欢吃新鲜的青草。

The goats on the farm like eating fresh grass.

綿羊 / 绵羊 miányáng
農場裡的綿羊在草地上安靜地吃草。
农场里的绵羊在草地上安静地吃草。

The sheep on the farm quietly graze in the meadow.

羊毛 yángmáo
這件衣服是用純羊毛製成的。
这件衣服是用纯羊毛制成的。

This piece of clothing is made of pure wool.

織成 / 织成 zhīchéng
這件毛衣是由高品質的羊毛織成的。
这件毛衣是由高品质的羊毛织成的。

This sweater is woven from high-quality wool.

亡羊補牢 / 亡羊补牢 wángyángbǔláo
雖然失敗了，但現在亡羊補牢還來得及。
虽然失败了，但现在亡羊补牢还来得及。

Although we failed, it is not too late to mend the fold now.

Example Vocabulary

白羊座

bai2'yang2'zuo4

羊

yang2

sheep; goat

山羊

shan1'yang2

goat; a horned farm animal

放羊

fang4'yang2

綿羊

mian2'yang2

sheep; a domesticated sheep

羊毛

yang2'mao2

wool; fleece

羊皮

亡羊補牢

wang2'yang2'bu3'lao2

to mend the fold after the sheep are gone; to take action after a loss to prevent further damage

公羊

gong1'yang2

小羊

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