义项
能自己活动的生物，如猫、狗、鸟
Literally a "moving thing" — 动 to move plus 物 thing — as against 植物, a growing thing. The pairing is the ordinary Chinese way of dividing living creatures.
noun
例句
- 猫和狗都是动物。貓和狗都是動物。Māo (first tone, high and level) hé (second tone, rising) gǒu (third tone, dipping) dōu (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) dòngwù. (fourth tone, falling)···
Cats and dogs are both animals.
- 这个公园里有很多小动物。這個公園裡有很多小動物。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) gōngyuán (first tone, high and level) li (neutral tone) yǒu (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level) xiǎo (third tone, dipping) dòngwù. (fourth tone, falling)···
There are lots of small animals in this park.