Chinese word

大猩猩

Pronunciation

Pinyindà xīng xīng

Meaning

  • noungorilla

Example

大猩猩很大。dà xīng xīng hěn dà

The gorilla is very big.

Illustration for 大猩猩 (gorilla)

More examples

动物园里有一只大猩猩。dòng wù yuán lǐ yǒu yì zhī dà xīng xīng

There is a gorilla at the zoo.

Core concept

A broad-bodied forest ape whose great size and strength stand out among apes.

Common phrases

  • 一只大猩猩yì zhī dà xīng xīng

    a gorilla

  • 看大猩猩kàn dà xīng xīng

    look at a gorilla

Similar words

猩猩xīng xīng: The name for an orangutan, a long-armed ape that often lives in trees.
金刚jīn gāng: The name of the huge fictional ape in the film King Kong.

Definition in Chinese

生活在非洲热带森林里的大型类人猿，体格强壮，主要吃植物。shēng huó zài fēi zhōu rè dài sēn lín lǐ de dà xíng lèi rén yuán tǐ gé qiáng zhuàng zhǔ yào chī zhí wù

Word origin

大 (dà, "big") is added to the older animal name 猩猩 (xīngxīng, "ape") to identify the especially large ape now known by this name.

Usage tips

  • The fictional giant ape King Kong is known as 金刚 (jīngāng, "King Kong") in Chinese, so the character's name is separate from the ordinary animal name.

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