草食动物 (草食動物)
cǎo shí dòng wù
Pinyin

Definition

草食动物 (草食動物)
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cǎo shí dòng wù
  1. herbivore
  2. herbivorous animal

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

事物
shì wù
  1. 1 thing
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
人物
rén wù
  1. 1 person
  2. 2 character (in a play, novel etc)
  3. 3 protagonist
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
动物
dòng wù
  1. 1 animal
  2. 2 classifier: 只 zhī
  3. 3 classifier: 群 qún
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
宠物
chǒng wù
  1. 1 house pet
植物
zhí wù
  1. 1 plant
  2. 2 vegetation
  3. 3 classifier: 种 zhǒng

Idioms (20)

一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
  1. 1 lit. one object bests another object
  2. 2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
  3. 3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
  1. 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
  3. 3 in dire straits
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
人生一世，草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
  1. 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
  1. 1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence

Sample Sentences

我白教你了！雷龙是草食动物，又不是肉食，怎么可能吃我们？快跟我走！
wǒ bái jiāo nǐ le ！léilóng shì cǎoshí dòngwu ，yòu bù shì ròushí ，zěnme kěnéng chī wǒmen ？kuài gēn wǒ zǒu ！
I’ve taught you in vain! Apatosaurs are herbivores. They don’t eat meat—how could they eat you? Quick, go with me!
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