动物dòng wùanimal
动物 (dòng wù) means "animal," a living creature such as a cat, dog, or bird. 我喜欢小动物 says I like small animals, and 猫和狗都是动物 says cats and dogs are both animals. It is the general word for animals, as opposed to people or plants.
What does 动物 mean?
- 1.
animalnoun
What do the characters in 动物 mean?
- 动(of sth) to move
- 物(bound form) thing
How do you use 动物?
动物 is a general noun and can be modified by words such as 小 or 可爱的.
Patterns
Adjective + 动物
我喜欢小动物。
Wǒ xǐhuan xiǎo dòngwù.
I like small animals.
What are some examples of 动物 in a sentence?
How is 动物 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
明天我们带孩子去哪儿玩?
Míngtiān wǒmen dài háizi qù nǎr wán?
Where should we take the kid to play tomorrow?
- Speaker B:
去动物园吧,他喜欢动物。
Qù dòngwùyuán ba, tā xǐhuan dòngwù.
Let's go to the zoo. He likes animals.
- Speaker A:
好,那我们早上九点出发。
Hǎo, nà wǒmen zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn chūfā.
OK, then we'll leave at nine in the morning.
- Speaker B:
我去准备吃的。
Wǒ qù zhǔnbèi chī de.
I'll go get some food ready.
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Related words
- 猫māocatHSK 1
- 狗gǒudogHSK 1
- 礼物lǐ wùgift; presentHSK 3
- 动作dòng zuòmovement; motion; actionHSK 4
- 食物shí wùfoodHSK 4
- 动dòngto moveHSK 2
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.