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大雁
大雁
(dà yàn): Wild goose (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
大 • dà • big • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
dà
大
big
雁 • yàn • wild goose
yàn
雁
wild goose
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 大雁.
Words with
大
大学
dà xué
university; college
大学生
dà xué shēng
university student
大家
dà jiā
everybody
大人
dà ren
adult
大小
dà xiǎo
dimension
大衣
dà yī
overcoat
大熊猫
dà xióng māo
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
大厅
dà tīng
hall
Words with
雁
鸿雁
hóng yàn
wild goose
沉鱼落雁
chén yú luò yàn
extremely beautiful; stunningly gorgeous (said of a woman whose beauty makes fish sink and birds fall)
雁过留声
yàn guò liú shēng
A person should strive to leave a good reputation or lasting legacy in the world, just as a passing goose leaves its call.
4.
How to Use 大雁 in Sentences
Noun + Noun
with
塔
Dà
大
yàn
雁
Tǎ
塔
neutral
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
Modifier + Noun
with
北归
běi
北
guī
归
de
的
dà
大
yàn
雁
Subject + Verb
with
南飞
dà
大
yàn
雁
nán
南
fēi
飞
Measure Word + Noun
with
群
yī
一
qún
群
dà
大
yàn
雁
5.
Example Sentences with 大雁
kàn
看
,
dà
大
yàn
雁
zài
在
tiān
天
neutral
Written
wild geese returning north
neutral
wild geese flying south
neutral
a flock of wild geese
shàng
上
fēi
飞
。
Look, the wild geese are flying in the sky.
nǐ
你
tīng
听
shuō
说
guò
过
“
hóng
鸿
yàn
雁
chuán
传
shū
书
”
de
的
gù
故
shi
事
ma
吗
?
gǔ
古
rén
人
cháng
常
yòng
用
dà
大
yàn
雁
chuán
传
dì
递
shū
书
xìn
信
。
Have you heard the story of 'sending letters by wild geese'? Ancient people often used wild geese to deliver letters.
qiū
秋
tiān
天
dào
到
le
了
,
dà
大
yàn
雁
wǎng
往
nán
南
fāng
方
fēi
飞
qù
去
。
When autumn comes, wild geese fly south.
dà
大
yàn
雁
de
的
qiān
迁
xǐ
徙
lù
路
xiàn
线
fēi
非
cháng
常
gù
固
dìng
定
,
zhè
这
wéi
为
shēng
生
tài
态
yán
研
jiū
究
tí
提
gōng
供
le
了
zhòng
重
yào
要
yī
依
jù
据
。
The migration routes of wild geese are very fixed, providing important evidence for ecological research.
dà
大
yàn
雁
pái
排
chéng
成
rén
人
zì
字
xíng
形
,
zhěng
整
qí
齐
dì
地
fēi
飞
guò
过
tiān
天
kōng
空
。
Wild geese fly in a V-formation, passing through the sky in an orderly manner.