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Hanzi

禽 / 禽

Traditional
禽
Simplified
禽

generic term for birds and animals/birds/to capture (old)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 9

Pinyin

qín

Bopomofo

ㄑㄧㄣˊ

Jyutping

kam4

Example sentences

禽獸 / 禽兽 qínshòu
山林遭到開發後，許多禽獸失去了棲身之地。
山林遭到开发后，许多禽兽失去了栖身之地。

After the forest was developed, many animals lost their habitat.

家禽 jiāqín
農場裡飼養了許多家禽，如雞、鴨和鵝。
农场里饲养了许多家禽，如鸡、鸭和鹅。

Many poultry such as chickens, ducks, and geese are raised on the farm.

飼料 / 饲料 sìliào
農民正在給家禽餵食飼料。
农民正在给家禽喂食饲料。

The farmer is feeding the poultry fodder.

禽 qín
許多禽類在森林裡棲息。
许多禽类在森林里栖息。

Many birds live in the forest.

禽流感 qínliúgǎn
政府提醒農場加強防疫，以免禽流感擴散。
政府提醒农场加强防疫，以免禽流感扩散。

The government reminded farms to strengthen epidemic prevention so that avian influenza would not spread.

Example Vocabulary

禽獸

qin2'shou4

birds and beasts; animals, especially wild animals

家禽

jia1'qin2

poultry; domestic fowl

禽

qin2

bird; avian animal

禽流感

qin2'liu2'gan3

avian influenza; bird flu

禽類

猛禽

meng3'qin2

禽畜

禽蛋

禽鳥

衣冠禽獸

yi1'guan1'qin2'shou4

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