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数shǔ数shu动dòng物wù

Counting animals

Elephants, giraffes, zebras and frogs all come down to the water to drink: count them one by one!

95 characters · about 1 min · 🔊 Read by a native speaker

🔑 Key words in this story (21)
  • 头 tóu measure word for large animals (elephants, cattle…)
  • 狮子 shīzi lion
  • 大象 dàxiàng elephant
  • 长颈鹿 chángjǐnglù giraffe
  • 水牛 shuǐniú water buffalo
  • 鸟 niǎo bird
  • 全部 quánbù all, the whole lot
  • 高角羚 gāojiǎolíng impala (an African antelope)
  • 疣猪 yóuzhū warthog
  • 走 zǒu to walk
  • 匹 pǐ measure word for horses (and zebras)
  • 斑马 bānmǎ zebra
  • 跑 pǎo to run
  • 中 zhōng in, inside (水中 'in the water')
  • 青蛙 qīngwā frog
  • 条 tiáo measure word for long, narrow things (fish, threads, roads)
  • 鱼 yú fish
  • 吼叫 hǒujiào to roar
  • 着 zhe particle after a verb: the action or state goes on
  • 怕 pà to be afraid (of)
  • 一起 yīqǐ together

Tap any word for its meaning.

一yī头tóu大dà象xiàng去qù喝hē水shuǐ。

One elephant is going to drink water.

两liǎng只zhī长cháng颈jǐng鹿lù去qù喝hē水shuǐ。

Two giraffes are going to drink water.

这zhè里lǐ有yǒu三sān头tóu水shuǐ牛niú和hé四sì只zhī鸟niǎo，全quán部bù都dōu要yào去qù喝hē水shuǐ。

Three buffaloes and four birds are also going to drink water.

五wǔ只zhī高gāo角jiǎo羚líng和hé六liù只zhī疣yóu猪zhū走zǒu去qù喝hē水shuǐ。

Five impalas and six warthogs are walking to the water.

七qī匹pǐ斑bān马mǎ跑pǎo去qù喝hē水shuǐ。

Seven zebras are running to the water.

水shuǐ中zhōng有yǒu八bā只zhī青qīng蛙wā，也yě有yǒu九jiǔ条tiáo鱼yú。

Eight frogs and nine fish are swimming in the water.

一yī头tóu狮shī子zi吼hǒu叫jiào着zhe。他tā也yě想xiǎng喝hē水shuǐ。谁shéi怕pà狮shī子zi了le？

One lion roars. He also wants to drink. Who is afraid of the lion?

一yī头tóu大dà象xiàng和hé狮shī子zi一yī起qǐ喝hē水shuǐ。

One elephant is drinking water with the lion.

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