大象 dàxiàng elephant
How to remember 大象: 大 big + 象 elephant = elephant.
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How it is used
- The everyday word for elephant; measure word 头 (tóu): 一头大象 (yì tóu dàxiàng) an elephant.
- 象 alone can mean elephant but 大象 is the normal spoken noun for the animal.
Example sentences
- 你喜欢大象。 Nǐ xǐhuān dàxiàng.You like elephants.
- 她在给大象洗澡。 Tā zài gěi dàxiàng xǐzǎo.He's giving the elephant a bath.
- 这本书上写，大象能活过一百岁。 Zhè běnshū shàng xiě, dàxiàng nénghuó guò yìbǎisuì.This book says that elephants live to be over 100 years old.