杜鹃 (杜鵑)
dù juān
Pinyin

Definition

杜鹃 (杜鵑)
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dù juān
  1. cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟)
  2. Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花|杜鹃花)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

杜
Dù
  1. 1 surname Du
杜仲
dù zhòng
  1. 1 eucommia (a kind of rubber tree)
杜甫
Dù Fǔ
  1. 1 Du Fu (712-770), great Tang dynasty poet
杜绝
dù jué
  1. 1 to put an end to
杜蕾斯
Dù lěi sī
  1. 1 Durex, a condom brand name

Idioms (1)

防微杜渐
fáng wēi dù jiàn
  1. 1 to nip in the bud (idiom)

Sample Sentences

为什么是知更鸟？为什么不是鸽子、杜鹃或麻雀？讲到鸟，我第一个想到的例子就是它们。
wèishénme shì zhīgèngniǎo ？wèishénme bùshì gēzi 、Dùjuān huò máquè ？jiǎngdào niǎo ，wǒ dì yī ge xiǎngdào de lìzi jiùshì tāmen 。
Why is it the robin? Why isn't it the pigeon, the cuckoo or the sparrow? When you mention birds, those are the first examples I think of.
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