蝴蝶 húdié butterfly
How to remember 蝴蝶: 蝴 butterfly + 蝶 butterfly = butterfly.
Characters
How it is used
- Butterfly - 一只蝴蝶 (yì zhī húdié) a butterfly, 蝴蝶飞舞 butterflies flitting about.
- A transparent everyday noun; both characters only ever appear together in this word.
- Also names the butterfly stroke 蝶泳 and the bow 蝴蝶结 (húdiéjié).
Example sentences
- 蝴蝶的寿命短。 Húdié de shòumìngduǎn.The life span of a butterfly is short.