Chinese word

豹

Pronunciation

Pinyinbào

Meaning

  • nounleopard

Example

动物园里有一只豹。dòng wù yuán lǐ yǒu yì zhī bào

There is a leopard in the zoo.

Illustration for 豹 (leopard)

More examples

她今天穿着豹纹外套，看起来很时髦。tā jīn tiān chuān zhe bào wén wài tào kàn qǐ lái hěn shí máo

She is wearing a leopard-print coat today and looks very fashionable.

Core concept

A strong, spotted wild cat that survives by stalking and catching other animals.

Common phrases

  • 穿豹纹chuān bào wén

    wear leopard print

  • 戴豹纹dài bào wén

    wear leopard print

Similar words

猎豹liè bào: A very fast wild cat that catches prey by chasing it over short distances.
雪豹xuě bào: A long-haired wild cat adapted to life in cold mountain areas.

Definition in Chinese

猫科的一种动物，体形健壮，常有黄色或棕色底色并分布黑色斑点，主要以捕食其他动物为生。māo kē de yì zhǒng dòng wù tǐ xíng jiàn zhuàng cháng yǒu huáng sè huò zōng sè dǐ sè bìng fēn bù hēi sè bān diǎn zhǔ yào yǐ bǔ shí qí tā dòng wù wéi shēng

Word origin

The character 豹 (bào, "leopard") combines 豸 (zhì, "animal") for the creature category with 勺 (sháo, "ladle") as a sound component.

Usage tips

  • When this animal is counted, Chinese normally uses 只 (zhī, "general animal classifier") between the number and the noun.

Related words

  • 豹纹bào wénleopard printnoun
  • 豹皮bào píleopard skinnoun

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