common
technical
animal

Meaning of 河狸

河狸 means beaver; Eurasian or North American semiaquatic rodent (genus Castor). Pronounced hé lí.

  • beaver; Eurasian or North American semiaquatic rodent (genus Castor)

Definitions & Examples

shì
Jiā
de
guó
jiā
xiàng
zhēng
zhī
 

The beaver is one of Canada's national symbols.

Zhè
zhǒng
shàn
cháng
zài
liú
zhōng
jiàn
zào
shuǐ
 

This type of beaver is skilled at building dams in rivers.

Xióng
néng
fēn
zhǒng
míng
guì
de
xiāng
liào
 
chēng
wéi
xiāng
 

Male beavers can secrete a valuable spice called castoreum.

jiù
chēng
hǎi
 
shēng
huó
zài
shuǐ
biān
 
shù
wéi
shí
 

The beaver, formerly called hǎilí, lives near water and feeds on tree bark.

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Measure Words

/ zhī
Primary
/ tóu