大熊猫 · Giant Pandas
Dà xióngmāo — Simple facts about China's most famous animal.
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大熊猫是中国的国宝。
The giant panda is China's national treasure.
熊猫住在中国西南的山里。
Pandas live in the mountains of southwestern China.
它们有黑白的毛。
They have black and white fur.
熊猫最喜欢吃竹子。
Pandas love eating bamboo.
它们每天吃十几个小时的竹子。
They eat bamboo for over ten hours every day.
早上它们睡觉,下午爬树。
In the morning they sleep; in the afternoon they climb trees.
小熊猫刚生的时候是粉色的。
Baby pandas are pink at first.
很多游客从世界各地来看它们。
Many tourists come from all over the world to see them.
熊猫真可爱!
Pandas are really cute.
Vocabulary in this story (41 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大熊猫 | dà xióngmāo | giant panda |
| 是 | shì | is |
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China's |
| 的 | de | (possessive) |
| 国宝 | guóbǎo | national treasure |
| 熊猫 | xióngmāo | pandas |
| 住在 | zhù zài | live in |
| 西南 | xīnán | southwest |
| 山里 | shān lǐ | mountains |
| 它们 | tāmen | they |
| 有 | yǒu | have |
| 黑白 | hēibái | black and white |
| 毛 | máo | fur |
| 最 | zuì | most |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | like |
| 吃 | chī | eat |
| 竹子 | zhúzi | bamboo |
| 每天 | měi tiān | every day |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 几 | jǐ | several |
| 个 | ge | (measure) |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hours |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | morning |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | sleep |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon |
| 爬 | pá | climb |
| 树 | shù | trees |
| 小 | xiǎo | baby |
| 刚 | gāng | just |
| 生 | shēng | born |
| 时候 | shíhou | time |
| 粉色 | fěnsè | pink |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many |
| 游客 | yóukè | tourists |
| 从 | cóng | from |
| 世界 | shìjiè | world |
| 各地 | gèdì | all places |
| 来 | lái | come |
| 看 | kàn | to see |
| 真 | zhēn | really |
| 可爱 | kě'ài | cute |