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鸟niǎobird

HSK 2word

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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. 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?

  1. 树上有一只鸟。

    Shù shang yǒu yì zhī niǎo.

    There is a bird in the tree.

  2. 早上我听见鸟在叫。

    Zǎoshang wǒ tīngjiàn niǎo zài jiào.

    In the morning I hear birds singing.

  3. 这只小鸟会飞了。

    Zhè zhī xiǎo niǎo huì fēi le.

    This little bird can fly now.

How is 鸟 used in a conversation?

  1. 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.

  2. 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?

  3. 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.

  4. Speaker B:

    快点,它要飞走了。

    Kuài diǎn, tā yào fēizǒu le.

    Hurry, it's about to fly away.

What should you learn next?

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.