Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

feather/5th note in pentatonic scale

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

yǔ, hù

Bopomofo

ㄩˇ, ㄏㄨˋ

Jyutping

jyu5

Example sentences

外面很冷,你應該穿羽絨服。
外面很冷,你应该穿羽绒服。

It is cold outside, you should wear a down jacket.

可不是 kěbúshì
「今天真冷啊!」「可不是,我都穿上羽絨服了。」
「今天真冷啊!」「可不是,我都穿上羽绒服了。」

‘It’s really cold today!’ ‘Exactly, I’ve even put on my down jacket.’

羽毛 yǔmáo
孔雀的羽毛非常漂亮。

The peacock's feathers are very beautiful.

傳說中的鳳凰身披五綵羽毛。
传说中的凤凰身披五彩羽毛。

The legendary phoenix is draped in five-colored feathers.

羽毛球 yǔmáoqiú
我週末常去打羽毛球。
我周末常去打羽毛球。

I often go to play badminton on weekends.

他們兩個人在羽毛球雙打比賽中默契十足。
他们两个人在羽毛球双打比赛中默契十足。

The two of them have great chemistry in the badminton doubles match.

羽翼 yǔyì
小鳥的羽翼豐滿以後,就能自行飛行。
小鸟的羽翼丰满以后,就能自行飞行。

After the young bird's wings are fully grown, it can fly on its own.

畫家仔細畫鳥的羽。
画家仔细画鸟的羽。

The painter carefully paints the bird's feathers.

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