dàyàn

大雁

HSK 7-9Word · Noun

wild goose; geese

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

swan goose (Anser cygnoides); wild goose (specific species)

Refers specifically to the swan goose, a large migratory waterfowl native to East Asia.

Dà大
yàn雁
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
hòu候
niǎo鸟
 ,
chūn春
tiān天
běi北
fēi飞
 ,
qiū秋
tiān天
nán南
fēi飞
 。

The wild goose is a migratory bird that flies north in spring and south in autumn.

Nà那
zhī只
dà大
yàn雁
shòu受
shāng伤
le了
 ,
luò落
zài在
hú湖
biān边
xiū休
xi息
 。

That wild goose was injured and landed by the lake to rest.

2.

noun

wild geese; geese (general term)

General term for various species of wild geese, often used collectively.

Qiū秋
tiān天
dào到
le了
 ,
dà大
yàn雁
kāi开
shǐ始
nán南
fēi飞
 。

Autumn has arrived, and the wild geese have started flying south.

Yī一
qún群
dà大
yàn雁
pái排
chéng成

A flock of wild geese flew across the sky in a "V" formation.

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Hú湖
miàn面
shàng上
yóu游
zhe着
jǐ几
zhī只
dà大
yàn雁
 。

Several wild geese were swimming on the lake.