只 隻 zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc syn 口 kǒu mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls syn 排放 pái fàng to arrange in order / to emit / to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc) / (of animals) to ovulate / to discharge semen syn 生肖 shēng xiào one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1] / animal from the Chinese zodiac syn 畜牧 xù mù to raise animals syn 飞禽走兽 飛禽走獸 fēi qín zǒu shòu birds and animals / the beasts of the field and the birds of the air syn 鱼 魚 yú fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1yu2]) syn 饮 飲 yìn to give (animals) water to drink syn 宰 zǎi to slaughter / to butcher / to kill (animals etc) / (coll.) to fleece / to rip off / to overcharge / (bound form) to govern / to rule / (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) syn 哮 xiào pant / roar / bark (of animals) / Taiwan pr. [xiao1] 高等 gāo děng high-level / higher (animals, education etc) / advanced (math etc) syn 养殖 養殖 yǎng zhí to raise / to breed (animals etc) syn 叫声 叫聲 jiào shēng yelling (sound made by person) / barking / braying / roaring (sound made by animals) syn 满怀 滿懷 mǎn huái to have one's heart filled with / (to collide) full on / (of farm animals) heavy with young syn 动情 動情 dòng qíng to get excited / passionate / aroused to passion / to fall in love / on heat (of animals) syn 多头 多頭 duō tóu many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment) syn 禽兽 禽獸 qín shòu birds and animals / creature / beast (brutal person) syn 分娩 fēn miǎn to give birth to a baby / (of animals) to give birth to young syn 动植物 動植物 dòng zhí wù plants and animals / flora and fauna syn 灵性 靈性 líng xìng spiritual nature / spirituality / intelligence (esp. in animals) syn 养活 養活 yǎng huo to provide for / to keep (animals, a family etc) / to raise animals / to feed and clothe / support / the necessities of life / to give birth syn 水族 shuǐ zú collective term for aquatic animals syn 水草 shuǐ cǎo aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw 混血 hùn xuè (of animals) hybrid / (of people) mixed-blood / mixed-race 涵养 涵養 hán yǎng to cultivate (personal qualities) / (of forests etc) to support / to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resources: groundwater, animals, plants etc) syn 交配 jiāo pèi mating / copulation (esp. of animals) syn 捕捞 捕撈 bǔ lāo to fish for (aquatic animals and plants) / to catch syn 牲口 shēng kou animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc) / beast of burden syn 种群 種群 zhǒng qún population (of a species) / community (of animals or plants) 牢笼 牢籠 láo lóng cage / trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals) / fig. bonds (of wrong ideas) / shackles (of past misconceptions) / to trap / to shackle syn 家养 家養 jiā yǎng domestic (animals) / home reared 野味 yě wèi game / wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport 哀鸣 哀鳴 āi míng (of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound / whine / moan / wail syn 本命年 běn mìng nián year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1] 捕猎 捕獵 bǔ liè to catch (wild animals) / to hunt syn 属相 屬相 shǔ xiàng colloquial term for 生肖[sheng1 xiao4] the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle syn 收容所 shōu róng suǒ temporary shelter / hospice / refuge (e.g. for animals) / detention center 产仔 產仔 chǎn zǐ to give birth (animals) / to bear a litter 六畜 liù chù six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog syn 四不像 sì bù xiàng common name for 麋鹿[mi2 lu4], Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), which is said to resemble an amalgam of animals such as a cow, deer, donkey and horse / an odd mixture of disparate elements / hodgepodge / farrago 穴居 xué jū to live in a cave / (of animals) to be of burrowing habit 两栖动物 兩棲動物 liǎng qī dòng wù amphibian / amphibious animals 交尾 jiāo wěi to copulate (of animals) / to mate syn 母 mǔ mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female syn 属 屬 shǔ category / genus (taxonomy) / family members / dependents / to belong to / subordinate to / affiliated with / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / to be / to prove to be / to constitute syn 养 養 yǎng to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth syn 下崽 xià zǎi (of animals) to give birth / to foal, to whelp etc 仔 zǐ (bound form) (of domestic animals or fowl) young / (bound form) fine / detailed syn 鸣 鳴 míng to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc) syn 牢 láo firm / sturdy / fold (for animals) / sacrifice / prison syn 畜 xù to raise (animals) syn 屠 tú to slaughter (animals for food) / to massacre syn 骚 騷 sāo (bound form) to disturb / to disrupt / flirty / coquettish / abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1] / (literary) literary writings / poetry / foul-smelling (variant of 臊[sao1]) / (dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male syn 啸 嘯 xiào (of people) to whistle / (of birds and animals) to screech / to howl / to roar syn 禽 qín (bound form) birds / fowl / (literary) birds and animals / old variant of 擒[qin2] syn 苑 yuàn (literary) enclosed area for growing trees, keeping animals etc / imperial garden / park / (literary) center (of arts, literature etc) syn 哮 xiāo pant / roar / bark (of animals) 秧 yāng sapling / seedling / sprout / (esp.) rice seedling / stem / stalk / vine / baby livestock / fry / (dialect) to raise / to cultivate (plants or animals) syn 豢 huàn to rear / to raise (animals) syn 倌 guān keeper of domestic animals / herdsman / (old) hired hand in certain trade syn 栊 櫳 lóng (literary) window / (literary) cage for animals syn 胑 zhī wings of birds / legs of animals 珍禽奇兽 珍禽奇獸 zhēn qín qí shòu rare animals and birds 豺狼虎豹 chái láng hǔ bào jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom) / animals who are dangerous to man and cattle / fierce and cruel people syn 活物 huó wù living animals 驭手 馭手 yù shǒu person in charge of pack animals / chariot driver syn 欺生 qī shēng to cheat strangers / to bully strangers / (of domesticated animals) to be rebellious with unfamiliar people syn 动物分类 動物分類 dòng wù fēn lèi classification of animals 夆 féng to butt (as horned animals) 圂 hùn grain-fed animals / pigsty 麛 mí fawn / young of animals 牠 tā it (used for animals) 瘏 tú be injured / ill (of animals) 畽 tuǎn place trodden by animals 杙 yì post for tethering animals 牸 zì female of domestic animals 莝 cuò to chop straw fine for animals 咑 dā da! (sound used to move animals along) 唚 qìn vomiting of animals / to use bad language 小龙 小龍 xiǎo lóng snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖[sheng1 xiao4]) 三胚层动物 三胚層動物 sān pēi céng dòng wù triploblastic animals (having three germ layers) 五形 wǔ xíng Wuxing - "Five Animals" - Martial Art 呼嚎 hū háo to roar (of animals) / to wail / to cry out in distress / see also 呼號|呼号[hu1 hao2] 宿草 sù cǎo grass that has grown on a grave since last year / (fig.) grave / to have died long ago / fodder provided to animals for the night 役使动物 役使動物 yì shǐ dòng wù draft animals / beasts of burden 打食 dǎ shí to go in search of food (of animals) / to take medicine for indigestion or gastro-intestinal upsets 挽力 wǎn lì pulling power (of draft animals) 捉捕器 zhuō bǔ qì trap (for animals etc) 有蹄动物 有蹄動物 yǒu tí dòng wù ungulates (animals with hooves) 牧养 牧養 mù yǎng to raise (animals) 兽术 獸術 shòu shù animal training / skill with animals / shoushu - "Animal skill" or "Beast-fist" - Martial Art (esp. fictional) 白毛 bái máo white hair (of animals) / see also 白髮|白发[bai2 fa4] 百度十大神兽 百度十大神獸 bǎi dù shí dà shén shòu The Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC internet censorship) 真后生动物 真後生動物 zhēn hòu shēng dòng wù eumetazoa / subkingdom of animals excluding sponges 秋毫 qiū háo fine hair grown by animals (or down grown by birds) in the fall / (fig.) sth barely discernible / the slightest thing / the minutest detail syn 节足动物 節足動物 jié zú dòng wù arthropod, segmented animals with jointed limbs / same as 節肢動物|节肢动物[jie2 zhi1 dong4 wu4] 笼槛 籠檻 lóng jiàn cage (for animals) 精巢 jīng cháo (zoology) spermary / (in higher animals) testicle syn 纸人纸马 紙人紙馬 zhǐ rén zhǐ mǎ paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals 