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猎物

lièwù

prey; quarry

A fox crouches in grass watching a distant rabbit
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Characters in this word

猎 liè

Strokes
11
Radical
犭 — dog
Made of
犭 dog 昔 past, former
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 猎

物 wù

Strokes
8
Radical
牛 — ox, cow, bull
Made of
牛 ox, cow, bull 勿 must not, do not
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 物

Example phrases

  • 雪地上的脚印显示,猎物已经改变方向,正往河谷深处逃去。 Xuědì shàng de jiǎoyìn xiǎnshì, lièwù yǐjīng gǎibiàn fāngxiàng, zhèng wǎng hégǔ shēnchù táo qù. The footprints in the snow showed that the prey had changed direction and was fleeing deep into the river valley.
  • 老鹰在天空盘旋,寻找地面上的猎物。 Lǎoyīng zài tiānkōng pánxuán, xúnzhǎo dìmiàn shàng de lièwù. The eagle circled in the sky, searching for prey on the ground.
  • 狐狸悄悄靠近,猎物却先一步跑进了树林。 Húli qiāoqiāo kàojìn, lièwù què xiān yí bù pǎo jìn le shùlín. The fox crept closer, but its prey had already run off into the woods.

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