Meaning of 夜鹰
夜鹰 means nightjar; goatsucker (a nocturnal bird with large eyes, long pointed wings, a short wide bill with bristles, and tubular nostrils). Pronounced yè yīng.
- nightjar; goatsucker (a nocturnal bird with large eyes, long pointed wings, a short wide bill with bristles, and tubular nostrils)
Definitions & Examples
Huáng黄
hūn昏
shí时
fēn分
，
yè夜
yīng鹰
kāi开
shǐ始
zài在
shù树
lín林
zhōng中
bǔ捕
shí食
fēi飞
chóng虫
。
At dusk, nightjars begin hunting flying insects in the woods.
Yè夜
yīng鹰
shì是
yì益
niǎo鸟
，
yīn因
wèi为
tā它
men们
néng能
chī吃
diào掉
dà大
liàng量
hài害
chóng虫
。
Nightjars are beneficial birds because they can consume large quantities of pests.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yè夜
yīng鹰
de的
jiào叫
shēng声
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
xiàng像
jī机
guān关
qiāng枪
yī一
yàng样
。
This species of nightjar sounds like a machine gun when it calls.
Measure Words
只/ zhī
Primary
种/ zhǒng