鸟niǎobird
鸟 (niǎo) means "bird," an animal with feathers and wings that usually can fly, as in 一只鸟 (a bird) and 树上有鸟 (there are birds in the tree). It is a noun, and its usual measure word is 只; a flock takes 群.
What does 鸟 mean?
- 1.
birdnoun
What does the character 鸟 mean?
- 鸟bird
How do you use 鸟?
鸟 is a noun; one bird is 一只鸟, and a flock is 一群鸟.
Patterns
一只 / 一群 + 鸟
天上有一群鸟。
Tiān shang yǒu yì qún niǎo.
There is a flock of birds in the sky.
What are some examples of 鸟 in a sentence?
How is 鸟 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你看,窗户外边有一只鸟。
Nǐ kàn, chuānghu wàibian yǒu yì zhī niǎo.
Look, there's a bird outside the window.
- Speaker B:
它好小啊,是什么鸟?
Tā hǎo xiǎo a, shì shénme niǎo?
It's so small. What kind of bird is it?
- Speaker A:
我也不知道,我拍张照片吧。
Wǒ yě bù zhīdào, wǒ pāi zhāng zhàopiàn ba.
I don't know either. Let me take a photo.
- Speaker B:
快点,它要飞走了。
Kuài diǎn, tā yào fēizǒu le.
Hurry, it's about to fly away.
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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.