祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors / forebears / (biology) ancestral species / ancient species from which present-day species evolved syn 定律 dìng lǜ scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy) / (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts") syn 自立 zì lì independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself syn 保护区 保護區 bǎo hù qū conservation district / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] 保育 bǎo yù to look after (children) / childcare / to protect (wildlife, cultural heritage etc) / conservation syn 自给 自給 zì jǐ self-reliant 守恒 守恆 shǒu héng conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics) / to remain constant (of a number) 水土保持 shuǐ tǔ bǎo chí soil conservation syn 节约用水 節約用水 jié yuē yòng shuǐ water conservation 能量守恒定律 能量守恆定律 néng liàng shǒu héng dìng lǜ the law of conservation of energy 种 種 zhǒng seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts syn 物种 物種 wù zhǒng species syn 种类 種類 zhǒng lèi kind / genus / type / category / variety / species / sort / class syn 古人 gǔ rén people of ancient times / the ancients / extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis / (literary) deceased person syn 雷鸟 雷鳥 léi niǎo capercaillie (Lagopus, several species) / thunderbird (in native American mythology) 达尔文 達爾文 dá ěr wén Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British biologist, author of "On the Origin of Species" 物種起源|物种起源[Wu3zhong3 Qi3yuan2] / Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory (Australia) 绝种 絕種 jué zhǒng extinct (species) / extinction syn 麋鹿 mí lù Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), species of deer native to China that is critically endangered syn 八哥 bā gē (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) syn 云雀 雲雀 yún què (bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) 能人 néng rén capable person / Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid syn 秃鹫 禿鷲 tū jiù vulture / (bird species of China) cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) syn 濒危 瀕危 bīn wēi endangered (species) / in imminent danger / critically ill syn 种群 種群 zhǒng qún population (of a species) / community (of animals or plants) 白鹤 白鶴 bái hè (bird species of China) Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus) syn 画眉 畫眉 huà méi to apply makeup to the eyebrows / (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus) syn 禽类 禽類 qín lèi bird species / birds 白鹭 白鷺 bái lù (bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta) syn 树种 樹種 shù zhǒng tree species 油菜 yóu cài oilseed rape (Brassica napus) / rape greens / leafy greens of certain Brassica species / (dialect) bok choy syn 苍鹰 蒼鷹 cāng yīng (bird species of China) Eurasian goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) syn 菌种 菌種 jūn zhǒng (microorganism) species / strain / (fungus and mushroom) spore / spawn syn 丹顶鹤 丹頂鶴 dān dǐng hè (bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) syn 燕雀 yàn què (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) / (fig.) small fry 鸳鸯 鴛鴦 yuān yāng (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) / (fig.) affectionate couple / happily married couple syn 原产 原產 yuán chǎn original production / native to (of species) 喜鹊 喜鵲 xǐ què (bird species of China) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) syn 鸿雁 鴻雁 hóng yàn (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides) syn 古人类 古人類 gǔ rén lèi ancient human species such as Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis 陆生 陸生 lù shēng terrestrial (animal, species) 黄雀 黃雀 huáng què (bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) 寒鸦 寒鴉 hán yā (bird species of China) western jackdaw / Eurasian jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) syn 凤尾竹 鳳尾竹 fèng wěi zhú fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening 苍术 蒼術 cāng zhú black atractylodes rhizome (dried rhizome of any of several atractylodes species) (TCM) 种畜 種畜 zhǒng chù breeding stock (of animal species) / stud 刀鱼 刀魚 dāo yú tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes) / various species of cutlassfish / saury 红珊瑚 紅珊瑚 hóng shān hú red coral / precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral) 红火蚁 紅火蟻 hóng huǒ yǐ fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China 薇 wēi Osmunda regalis, a species of fern / Taiwan pr. [wei2] syn 兀鹫 兀鷲 wù jiù vulture / (bird species of China) Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) syn 食蚁兽 食蟻獸 shí yǐ shòu ant-eater (several different species) 白鹳 白鸛 bái guàn (bird species of China) white stork (Ciconia ciconia) 雉鸡 雉雞 zhì jī (bird species of China) common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 渡鸦 渡鴉 dù yā (bird species of China) common raven (Corvus corax) 金翅雀 jīn chì què (bird species of China) grey-capped greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 金丝燕 金絲燕 jīn sī yàn Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup 苍鹭 蒼鷺 cāng lù (bird species of China) grey heron (Ardea cinerea) 斑羚 bān líng Nemorhaedus goral, a species of antelope found in Xinjiang 大天鹅 大天鵝 dà tiān é (bird species of China) whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) syn 守恒定律 守恆定律 shǒu héng dìng lǜ conservation law (physics) 小天鹅 小天鵝 xiǎo tiān é (bird species of China) tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) 品系 品繫 pǐn xì strain (of a species) 绿头鸭 綠頭鴨 lǜ tóu yā (bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) syn 绿孔雀 綠孔雀 lǜ kǒng què (bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus) 灰鹤 灰鶴 huī hè (bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus) 雪雁 xuě yàn (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens) 鹩哥 鷯哥 liáo gē (bird species of China) common hill myna (Gracula religiosa) 吸虫 吸蟲 xī chóng trematoda / fluke / trematode worm, approx 6000 species, mostly parasite, incl. on humans 特有种 特有種 tè yǒu zhǒng endemic species 食肉类 食肉類 shí ròu lèi carnivorous species 五步蛇 wǔ bù shé Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper, aka five-pace viper (i.e. can grow to five paces) syn 鹗 鶚 è (bird species of China) osprey (Pandion haliaetus) syn 蓠 蘺 lí red algae / Gracilaria, several species, some edible / Japanese ogonori / arch. used for vanilla-like herb 鸴 鷽 xué various species of finch (old) 鳠 鱯 hù a species of freshwater catfish 莙 jūn species of water plant 端赖 端賴 duān lài to depend ultimately on (Tw) / absolutely reliant on 自立自强 自立自強 zì lì zì qiáng to be self-reliant 原种养护 原種養護 land race conservation / native breed conservation 高保护价值森林 高保護價值森林 forest of high conservation value / high conservation value forests 国际自然及自然资源保护联盟 國際自然及自然資源保護聯盟 guó jì zì rán jí zì rán zī yuán bǎo hù lián méng International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources / International Union for Conservation of Nature 国际自然保护联盟 國際自然保護聯盟 guó jì zì rán bǎo hù lián méng International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources / International Union for Conservation of Nature 跨界养护 跨界養護 transboundary conservation / transborder conservation 养护野生动物移栖物种公约 養護野生動物移棲物種公約 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals / Bonn Convention / Convention on Migratory Species 波恩公约 波恩公約 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals / Bonn Convention / Convention on Migratory Species 养护野生动物移栖物种公约信托基金 Trust Fund for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals 保种 保種 bǎo zhǒng (agriculture) to preserve a plant variety or animal breed / (conservation) to conserve a wild species or population 外来种 外來種 introduced species / naturalized species / exotic species 引进种 引進種 introduced species / naturalized species / exotic species 能量守恒 能量守恆 néng liàng shǒu héng conservation of energy (physics) 保护政策 保護政策 bǎo hù zhèng cè conservation policy 节用能源 jié yòng néng yuán energy conservation 保护气候 bǎo hù qì hòu conservation of climate 联合国环境保护邮票基金信托基金 lián hé guó huán jìng bǎo hù yóu piào jī jīn xìn tuō jī jīn United Nations Trust Fund for the Environment Stamp Conservation Fund 植物养护全球战略 zhí wù yǎng hù quán qiú zhàn lüè Global Strategy for Plant Conservation 世界养护战略 shì jiè yǎng hù zhàn lüè World Conservation Strategy 养护欧洲蝙蝠协定 yǎng hù ōu zhōu biān fú xié dìng Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats 保护北极生物多样性战略计划 Strategic Plan for the Conservation of Arctic Biological Diversity 养护和管理鲨鱼国际行动计划 International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks 