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燕子 Pronunciation and Pinyin

燕子 Usage and Examples

swallow

燕子在无云的蓝天上飞翔。

There were swallows in the cloudless blue sky.

燕子在冬天迁徙到南方。

Swallows migrate south in winter.

The characters in 燕子

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
燕
yàn16swallow bird
子
zi3son, child, seed, small thing

More words starting with 燕

  • yàn燕lè乐Banquet music, Court entertainment music
  • yàn燕lǚ侣A loving couple, A happily married couple
  • yàn燕hǎo好make love, sexual intimacy
  • yān燕mā妈ma妈Mother swallow, Swallow mother
  • yàn燕zi子jī矶Yanzi Cliff, Swallow Cliff
  • yān燕ěr尔conjugal bliss, newlywed bliss
  • yàn燕wěi尾fú服tailcoat, tails
  • yān燕jū居to live in retirement, to be at leisure
  • yān燕shān山Yan Mountains, Yanshan
  • yān燕shān山shān山mài脉Yanshan Mountains
  • yàn燕dài怠To be idle when unsupervised, To slack off in private
  • yàn燕wō窝Edible bird's nest, bird's nest

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Questions about 燕子

What does 燕子 mean in Chinese?

燕子 (yàn zi) means “swallow”.

How do you pronounce 燕子?

燕子 is pronounced yàn zi in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “swallow” in Chinese?

“swallow” is 燕子 (yàn zi) in Chinese.

How is 燕子 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 燕子, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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