高跷鹬 gāo qiào yù

stilt sandpiper, a shore bird species

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (bird species of China) stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)

Characters

Character Meaning
高 gāo HSK 1
high; tall; above average
跷 qiào
variant of 蹺qiāo; to stand on tiptoe
鹬 yù
sandpiper; common snipe