giraffe; tall African mammal with long neck
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giraffe; tall African mammal with extremely long neck and spotted coat
Refers specifically to the species Giraffa camelopardalis. The measure word 只 is most common in casual speech, while 头 is also acceptable for larger animals.
Wǒ我
men们
qù去
dòng动
wù物
yuán园
kàn看
cháng长
jǐng颈
lù鹿
。
We went to the zoo to see the giraffes.
Cháng长
jǐng颈
lù鹿
shì是
shì世
jiè界
shàng上
zuì最
gāo高
de的
lù陆
dì地
dòng动
wù物
。
The giraffe is the tallest land animal in the world.
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Zhè这
zhī只
cháng长
jǐng颈
lù鹿
zhèng正
zài在
chī吃
shù树
shàng上
de的
yè叶
zi子
。
This giraffe is eating leaves from the tree.
Cháng长
jǐng颈
lù鹿
de的
bó脖
zi子
suī虽
rán然
hěn很
cháng长
，
dàn但
shì是
tā它
men们
bù不
huì会
jiào叫
。
Although giraffes have very long necks, they cannot vocalize.