尾巴
wěiba
tail
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 小狗高兴地摇着尾巴。The puppy wags its tail happily.
- 这种动物有一条长长的尾巴。This animal has a long tail.
Collocations
摇尾巴尾巴很长夹着尾巴翘尾巴
Mnemonic
尾 wěi "tail" + 巴 ba (a suffix): an animal’s tail. 尾 shows 尸 (body) over 毛 (fur), the furred end of the body. 摇尾巴 = to wag the tail. 夹着尾巴 = to tuck one’s tail (figurative: to be humbled). Opposite end from 头部 (the head).
Related
尾部末端后面头部
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