短嘴金絲燕 duǎn zuǐ jīn sī yàn

Himalayan swiftlet bird species

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)

Characters

Character Meaning
短 duǎn HSK 3
short; brief; to lack
嘴 zuǐ HSK 3
mouth; beak; spout (of teapot etc)
金 jīn HSK 4
gold; money; golden
絲 sī
silk; thread; trace
燕 yàn
swallow (family Hirundinidae); variant of 燕yàn