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Character · Noun

decoy bird; medium; bait

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

noun

decoy bird for trapping others

literary

A literary term referring to a bird used to lure other birds into traps.

Liè猎
rén人
yòng用
é囮
niǎo鸟
bǔ捕
zhuō捉
yě野
niǎo鸟
 。

The hunter uses a decoy bird to catch wild birds.

Zhè这
zhī只
é囮
niǎo鸟
hěn很
shàn擅
cháng长
xī吸
yǐn引
tóng同
bàn伴
 。

This decoy bird is very good at attracting companions.

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É囮
niǎo鸟
zài在
bǔ捕
niǎo鸟
huó活
dòng动
zhōng中
hěn很
guān关
jiàn键
 。

Decoy birds are crucial in bird-catching activities.

Gǔ古
dài代
liè猎
rén人
cháng常
xùn驯
yǎng养
é囮
niǎo鸟
 。

Ancient hunters often raised decoy birds.

Tā他
yòng用
é囮
niǎo鸟
chéng成
gōng功
zhuā抓
dào到
le了
jǐ几
zhī只
má麻
què雀
 。

He successfully caught a few sparrows using a decoy bird.

2.

noun

medium; intermediary

literary

A literary term referring to something that acts as a go-between or intermediary.

Wén文
zì字
shì是
wén文
huà化
chuán传
bō播
de的
é囮
 。

Writing is a medium for cultural transmission.

Tā他
chōng充
dāng当
le了
liǎng两
gè个
guó国
jiā家
tán谈
pàn判
de的
é囮
 。

He acted as an intermediary for the negotiations between the two countries.

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Yīn音
yuè乐
shì是
qíng情
gǎn感
jiāo交
liú流
de的
é囮
 。

Music is a medium for emotional communication.

Zhè这
zuò座
qiáo桥
shì是
liǎng两
àn岸
wǎng往
lái来
de的
é囮
 。

This bridge is an intermediary for exchanges between the two banks.

Yǔ语
yán言
shì是
rén人
lèi类
gōu沟
tōng通
de的
zhòng重
yào要
é囮
 。

Language is an important medium for human communication.