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象
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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.elephant
我们去动物园看象吧。
Let's go to the zoo to see the elephants.
人类应该保护象。
Humans should protect elephants.
骑象
ride an elephant
- 2
n.appearance; shape; image
景象
scene
印象
impression
形象
image
- 3
v.imitate
象声
onomatopoeia
象形
pictographic characters
Words and phrases with 象
- 象牙海岸[word]the Ivory Coast
- 象形文字[word]pictograph
- 象群[word]herd of elephants
- 象形拳[word]imitation boxing
- 象征主义[word]symbolism
- 象征性[word]symbolic; perfunctory
- 象牙白[word]ivory
- 象甲[word]snout beetle
- 象声[word]onomatopoeia
- 象箸玉杯[idiom]ivory chopsticks and jade cups
- 象齿焚身[idiom]warning against hoarding wealth
- 象牙之塔[idiom]ivory tower
Word usage
- Note"象" is different from "像". "像" refers to the image of a person or thing made by imitation, comparison, etc., and also includes the same or similar picture formed by reflection and refraction of light; "象" refers to the form of nature, person or thing.
- common measure word"象" is often matched with measure word "只"or"头".
一只象
one elephant
一头象
one elephant