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  • 1

    n.Siberia white crane; red crowned crane

    • nǐ kàn xiān hè tā bù bì měi tiān xǐ zǎo kě tā de yǔ máo yǒng yuǎn shì nà me jié bái

      仙鹤洗澡羽毛永远那么洁白

      The crane doesn't bathe everyday, however, its feather is always clean and white.

  • 2

    n.white crane (especially those kept by immortals in Chinese mythology)

    • àn zhào zhōng guó de chuán tǒng guān niàn xiān hè yǔ sōng shù dōu shì cháng shòu de xiàng zhēng

      按照中国传统观念仙鹤松树长寿象征

      In traditional Chinese thinking, cranes and pine trees symbolize longevity.

    • chóng cǎo huā huì hé niú mǎ jí jīn yú xiān hè děng yě shì lóng yǎn mù diāo cháng yòng de tí cái

      虫草花卉金鱼仙鹤龙眼木雕常用题材

      Insects, flowers, cattle, horse, goldfish and crane are also commonly used themes of longyan wood carving.

    • zhǐ jiàn shù zhī xiān hè zhàn lì xíng yún zhī jiān duì wǔ shān qíng yǒu rú yī qún wǔ dǎo jiā bān huī sǎ zì rú

      仙鹤站立行云之间对舞煽情有如舞蹈家挥洒自如

      Crane standing only a few clouds between the sensational dance, like a group of dancers like aplomb.

Word usage

  • "仙鹤" is often matched with measure word "只"or"群".
    • 仙鹤

      one crane

    • 仙鹤

      one group of cranes

Chinese words with pinyin xian he