鲸 (鯨)
jīng
Pinyin
Definition
鲸 (鯨)
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- whale
Character Decomposition
Sample Sentences
老婆,大白鲸在哪儿?
Where is the beluga whale, dear?
那鲸鱼当然是鱼咯?它住在水里,没有脚,有鳍,而且名字叫做鲸鱼!
Then a whale is a fish of course? It lives in the water, it has no feet, it has fins and its Chinese name contains the character for fish!
胡说,按照生物学的分类,鲸鱼是哺乳类,因为它用肺呼吸,是胎生动物,别以为你能唬得了我。
Nonsense, according to taxonomy, whales are mammals, because they breathe with their lungs and they are viviparous, don't think you can fool me.
只是,在鲸肉逐步淡出日本民众餐桌的背景下,业者认为商业捕鲸前景难料,日本媒体忧虑招致反对捕鲸的国家更多批评。
However, as Japanese consume less whale meat, the industry believes the future of commercial whaling is uncertain and may trigger criticism from countries who object commercial whaling.
日本捕鲸船队1日从多座港口起航时隔31年重新启动商业捕鲸。
The Japanese whaling fleet set sail from several ports on the 1st to restart the business of commercial whaling after a lapse of 31 years.