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CHINESE CHARACTER

yā

鸦

鸦

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crow

Numbered pinyin
ya1
English meanings
crow; raven

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一zhǐ只wū乌yā鸦tíng停zài在shùzhī树枝shàng上。

    A crow perched on a branch.

  2. 02

    yā鸦piàn片zhànzhēng战争shì是Zhōngguó中国jìndài近代shǐ史de的kāi开duān端。

    The Opium War was the beginning of modern Chinese history.

  3. 03

    wū乌yā鸦zài在tián田yě野lǐ里xúnzhǎo寻找shíwù食物。

    Crows are looking for food in the fields.

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