marmot; groundhog; prairie dog
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
marmot; groundhog
Refers to burrowing rodents of the genus Marmota, also known as 旱獭 in formal/zoological contexts. In North American contexts, may also refer to prairie dogs (草原犬鼠) colloquially.
Tǔ土
bō拨
shǔ鼠
shì是
niè啮
chǐ齿
mù目
dòng动
wù物
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
。
The marmot is a type of rodent.
Chūn春
tiān天
lái来
le了
，
tǔ土
bō拨
shǔ鼠
cóng从
dòng洞
lǐ里
zuān钻
le了
chū出
lái来
。
Spring has come, and the groundhogs have emerged from their burrows.
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Cǎo草
yuán原
shàng上
shēng生
huó活
zhe着
xǔ许
duō多
hàn旱
tǎ獭
，
dāng当
dì地
rén人
jiào叫
tā它
men们
tǔ土
bō拨
shǔ鼠
。
Many marmots live on the grasslands; locals call them 'tu bo shu' (groundhogs).