动物（dòngwù）🦧 by Dong Le https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl Project by Dong and Agatha. 动物很酷。 en-us 2020-09-18 11:37:40 UTC 2020-09-21 04:17:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/731288252/176e9e8491b4a81eeb06548f1984a63c/flat_550x550_075_f_u3.jpg 动物是什么？（dòngwù shì shénme？What is an animal?） dongle6725 https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/758306219
  • 动物 literally means “moving thing,” as 动🏃 means to move and 物 means thing or object; 物 has the 牛🐮（niú）character as well.
    • ]]>     2020-09-18 11:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/758306219     What’s this funny-looking radical 犭？ dongle6725 https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/758432628
  • 犭（quǎn）is the dog 🐕 radical. You will commonly see it in animal characters, such as 狗🐶（gǒu），猫🐱（māo），猴子🐵（hóuzi），等等 (etc.)。
    • ]]>     2020-09-18 12:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/758432628     How would I say that there are more animals? dongle6725 https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/758468613
  • To indicate a number of animals, you would use the 只（zhī）, so you would say, “你有几只动物？” and someone would reply “我有三只老鼠🐁（lǎoshǔ）。”
  • HOWEVER, there is also another indicator you should remember, which is 条（tiáo）。This indicates long and thin strips of things. 鱼🐟（yú）is considered a long strip, so it be used as “一百条鱼。”
    • ]]>     2020-09-18 12:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/758468613     How would I say “pets”? dongle6725 https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/762201343
  • For pets, you would say “宠物”（chǒngwù）.
  • For example, if wanted to say “My pet dog🦮,” you would put it in front of the animal, so 我的宠物狗。
  • 宠 has many meanings, but the main definition is “to spoil.”
  • Another way of saying pets is “小动物.”
    • ]]>     2020-09-20 17:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/762201343     Zoo Animals（动物园的动物） dongle6725 https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/762214656 Bird in Chinese
    Characters: 鸟
    Pinyin: niǎo
    Literal Translation: “Bird” 🦢

    Elephant in Chinese
    Characters: 大象
    Pinyin: Dàxiàng
    Literal Translation: “Big Elephant” 🐘

    Monkey in Chinese
    Characters: 猴
    Pinyin: Hóu
    Literal Translation: Monkey 🐒

    Snake in Chinese
    Characters: 蛇
    Pinyin: Shé
    Literal Translation: Snake 🐍

    Tiger in Chinese
    Characters: 虎
    Pinyin: Hǔ
    Literal Translation: Tiger 🐅]]>     2020-09-20 17:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/762214656     Farm Animals（耕畜; gēngchù） dongle6725 https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/762214739 Chicken in Chinese
    Characters: 鸡
    Pinyin: jī
    Literal Translation: “Chicken” 🍗

    Rooster in Chinese
    Characters: 公鸡
    Pinyin: Gōng jī
    Literal Translation: Public Chicken! 🐔

    Cow in Chinese
    Characters: 牛
    Pinyin: Niú
    Literal Translation: “Cow” 🐄

    Pig in Chinese
    Characters: 猪
    Pinyin: Zhū
    Literal Translation: Pig 🐷

    Goat in Chinese
    Characters: 羊
    Pinyin: Yáng
    Literal Translation: Goat/Sheep 🐐

    Horse in Chinese
    Characters: 马
    Pinyin: Mǎ
    Literal Translation: Horse 🐎

    Ox in Chinese
    Characters: 牛
    Pinyin: Niú
    Literal Translation: Ox 🐂

    Rat in Chinese
    Characters: 鼠
    Pinyin: Shǔ
    Literal Translation: Rat 🐀]]>     2020-09-20 17:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/762214739     Pet Animals（宠物动物） dongle6725 https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/762217608 Dog in Chinese
    Characters: 狗
    Pinyin: Gǒu
    Literal Translation: Dog 🐶

    Cat in Chinese
    Characters: 猫
    Pinyin: Māo
    Literal Translation: “Cat” 🐈

    Rabbit in Chinese
    Characters: 兔子
    Pinyin: Tù zǐ
    Literal Translation: Rabbit 🐇

    Snake in Chinese
    Characters: 蛇
    Pinyin: Shé
    Literal Translation: Snake 🐍

    Rat in Chinese
    Characters: 鼠
    Pinyin: Shǔ
    Literal Translation: Rat 🐀

    Bird in Chinese
    Characters: 鸟
    Pinyin: niǎo
    Literal Translation: “Bird” 🦢]]>     2020-09-20 18:01:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/762217608     What animals are there?（那里有什么动物？） dongle6725 https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/762218008 那里有很多动物！]]> 2020-09-20 18:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/762218008 What if I want to go to the zoo? dongle6725 https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/762232025
  • To say zoo, you would put 园（yuán）in front of the animal characters.
  • To say “go to,” you would say 去（qù.）, then the location.
  • Finally, if you want to go to the zoo, you’d put either 想（xiǎng），要（yào），or even both 想要（xiǎngyào）in front of the action.
  • Altogether, it would be: “我想去动物园。”
    • ]]>     2020-09-20 18:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/762232025     How would you say "Do you have any animals at your house?" and "What pets are at your house?" dongle6725 https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/762261733
  • 你家里有宠物吗？
  • 你家里有什么小动物？
    • ]]>     2020-09-20 18:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/762261733     "Do you have any pets at home?" dongle6725 https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/762293930
  • If you’re wondering if someone has any pets at home, you would say “你家里有宠物吗？”
  • “家里有” means to “have (something) at home🏡.” You could also use “家有👨‍👩‍👧‍👦,” but they both mean different things.（家里有 (at home🏡) vs. 家有(being in a family👨‍👩‍👧‍👦)）
  • “吗” is a particle for questions. These are said at the end of question statements🤔.
  • EXAMPLE:
    • A: 你家有小动物吗？
    B: 好的，我家有小动物。他叫大卫，是鸭（yā）🦆。
    ]]>     2020-09-20 19:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/762293930     "What pets do you have at home?" dongle6725 https://padlet.com/dongle6725/c5c7dd9dekvuhrpl/wish/762294424
  • If you’re wondering what type of pet they have, then you’d ask this: “你家里有什么小动物？”
  • “家里有” means to “have (something) at home🏡.” You could also use “家有👨‍👩‍👧‍👦,” but they both mean different things.（家里有 (at home🏡) vs. 家有(being in a family👨‍👩‍👧‍👦)）
  • “什么” means “what type” or “what kind” of (something)🤔.
  • EXAMPLE:
    • C: 你家里有🏡什么宠物？
    D: 我家里有🏡一只猪🐷。
    • FUN FACT: 家 has the radical 宀 （mián: roof with chimney radical）and 豕（shǐ: pig radical🐖）, so it literally means “pig under roof.”
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