yīng
鹰
hawk; eagle; falcon
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
hawk; eagle; large predatory bird
formalA type of fierce predatory bird that hunts small animals and other birds.
Lǎo老
yīng鹰
zài在
tiān天
kōng空
zhōng中
pán盘
xuán旋
xún寻
zhǎo找
liè猎
wù物
。
An eagle is circling in the sky looking for prey.
Cāng苍
yīng鹰
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
tǐ体
xíng型
jiào较
dà大
de的
měng猛
qín禽
。
The goshawk is a relatively large predatory bird.
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Què雀
yīng鹰
cháng常
zài在
sēn森
lín林
biān边
yuán缘
huó活
dòng动
bǔ捕
liè猎
。
The sparrowhawk often hunts at the edges of forests.
Zhè这
zhī只
chú雏
yīng鹰
zhèng正
zài在
xué学
xí习
rú如
hé何
bǔ捕
liè猎
。
This young eagle is learning how to hunt.
Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
rén人
cháng常
yǐ以
yīng鹰
bǐ比
yù喻
zhì志
xiàng向
gāo高
yuǎn远
de的
rén人
。
Ancient scholars often used eagles as metaphors for people with lofty ambitions.