Core words
The first words to learn and practice aloud.
猫
māo
cat
HSK 1Frequency #884
狗
gǒu
dog
HSK 1Frequency #299
鸟
niǎo
bird
HSK 2Frequency #1315
鱼
yú
fish
HSK 2Frequency #1155
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Lesson
Animals
Recognise common animal words by sound and character.
elementaryanimalsvocabularylisteningreading
Learning order
- 1猫 - cat
- 2狗 - dog
- 3鸟 - bird
- 4鱼 - fish
Stretch words
Useful extras from the same topic and level.
马
mǎ
horse
animals · #489
牛
niú
cow
animals · #1407
Sentence patterns
我喜欢猫。
wǒ xǐ huan māo 。
I like cats.
狗在家。
gǒu zài jiā 。
The dog is at home.
鱼在水里。
yú zài shuǐ lǐ 。
The fish is in the water.
Example sentences
我看到猫。
wǒ kàn dào māo 。
I see a cat.
狗很可爱。
gǒu hěn kě ài 。
The dog is very cute.
鸟在外面。
niǎo zài wài miàn 。
The bird is outside.
Mini reading
Short lines that reuse the lesson words in context.
1
今天我去看动物。
jīn tiān wǒ qù kàn dòng wù 。
Today I go to see animals.
2
我看到一只猫和一只狗。
wǒ kàn dào yì zhī māo hé yì zhī gǒu 。
I see one cat and one dog.
3
它们都很可爱。
tā men dōu hěn kě ài 。
They are both cute.
Common mistakes
Short reminders that stop the most common mix-ups.
猫 means cat, not dog.
māo m e a n s c a t , n o t d o g .
Match each animal carefully.
狗 means dog, not fish.
gǒu m e a n s d o g , n o t f i s h .
Do not mix the animal words.
Quick questions
Which animal is cute in the reading?
Cat and dog
Where is the fish in the pattern sentence?
In the water
Related words
More words from the same topic to keep learning moving.
Quick quiz
Which meaning matches 猫?
Review assignment
Revisit these items tomorrow, then again in three days. Keep review short and say the words aloud.
猫
māo
cat
狗
gǒu
dog
鸟
niǎo
bird