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How Do You Say Tiger In Chinese?

Post by Swing on November 19, 2022, Category: Chinese Learning 
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The most common way to say tiger in Chinese

The tiger is a fierce beast. It looks like a cat and loves eating meat. Tiger is translated into Chinese as 老虎 [lǎo hǔ]. Here to learn "how do you say tiger in chinese?".
For example:

CharacterPinyinEnglish
老虎是森林之王。lǎo hǔ shì sēn lín zhī wáng。The tiger is the king of the forest.
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tigers

The basic information of tiger in Chinese

Tiger in Chinese: 虎
Tiger in pinyin: [hǔ]
Tone: Third
Stroke Count: 8
Usage: ★★★

The glyph evolution of tiger in Chinese

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why-are-tigers-endangered

Tiger chinese character

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information-about-tigers

The order of strokes of tiger in Chinese

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what-is-a-tiger

The calligraphy of tiger in Chinese

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tiger-information
  1. 虎口 [hǔ kǒu] – Tiger's mouth.  It also means the place where the thumb and index finger meet.
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about-tigers
  1. 虎牙 [hǔ yá] – Tiger teeth.  It also means protruding canine teeth of human beings.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
你的虎牙真可爱。nǐ de hǔ yá zhēn kě ài。Your tiger teeth are so cute.
tiger-size
tiger-size
  1. 壁虎 [bì hǔ] – Gecko.
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tiger-in-chinese
  1. 虎符 [hǔ fú] – A tiger-shaped tally issued to generals for troop movement.
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tiger-habitat
  1. 白虎 [bái hǔ] – White tiger.
white-tiger
white-tiger
  1. 马虎 [mǎ hu] – Careless.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
我们做任何事情都不能马虎。wǒ men zuò rèn hé shì qíng dōu bù néng mǎ hu。We can’t be careless when we do anything.
  1. 老虎钳 [lǎo hǔ qián] – Vise.
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tiger-in-asia
  1. 虎背熊腰 [hǔ bèi xióng yāo] – Thick, powerful back and shoulders.
  2. 虎口拔牙 [hǔ kǒu bá yá] – It literally means pull a tooth from the tiger's mouth. And it actually means dare to confront the greatest danger.
largest-tiger
largest-tiger
  1. 虎视眈眈 [hǔ shì dān dān] – Eye covetously.
  2. 调虎离山 [diào hǔ lí shān] – It literally means lure the tiger form the mountain. And it actually means lure the enemy away from his base.
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chinese-tiger-meaning
  1. 放虎归山 [fàng hǔ guī shān] – It literally means set free a tiger back to the mountains. And it actually means put the bad guys back where they came from and lay by trouble for the future.
  2. 狐假虎威 [hú jiǎ hǔ wēi] – The Fox and the Tiger. It means bully people by flaunting one's powerful connections.
chinese-tiger-year
chinese-tiger-year
  1. 画虎不成反类犬 [huà hǔ bù chéng fǎn lèi quǎn] – Fail to achieve what one set out to do.
what-is-tigers
what-is-tigers
  1. 虎头虎脑 [hǔ tóu hǔ nǎo] – Looking dignified and strong.
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where-do-tigers-live
  1. 谈虎色变 [tán hǔ sè biàn] – It literally means turn pale at the mention of a tiger. And it actually means turn pale at the mention of sth. frightful or terrible.
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animal-tiger
  1. 如狼似虎 [rú láng sì hǔ] – As fierce as a wolf or a tiger.
  2. 龙腾虎啸 [lóng téng hǔ xiào] – It literally means the dragon tumbles and the tiger screams. And it actually means an impressive display of power or influence.
a-tiger
a-tiger
  1. 龙潭虎穴 [lóng tán hǔ xué] – An extremely dangerous place.
  2. 狼吞虎咽 [láng tūn hǔ yàn] – It is used to express the food was eaten in a rush.
how-big-is-a-tiger
how-big-is-a-tiger
  1. 如虎添翼 [rú hǔ tiān yì] – It literally means a tiger with wings. It is used to express a strong man is helped to become more powerful.
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endangered-tigers
  1. 骑虎难下 [qí hǔ nán xià] – It literally means ride the tiger. And it actually means have no way to back down.
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how-many-tigers-in-the-world
  1. 养虎为患 [yǎng hǔ wéi huàn] – Breeding evil. Connive the enemy, leave behind the future, and suffer their own harm.
  2. 与虎谋皮 [yǔ hǔ móu pí] – It literally means ask a tiger for its skin. And it actually means request sb. to act against his own interests.

Other expressions of tiger in Chinese

  1. 大猫 [dà māo] – Tiger.
  2. 大虫 [dà chóng] – Tiger.
  3. 山大王 [shān dài wáng] – The king of the hill.
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how-do-you-say-tiger-in-chinese
  1. 山兽之君 [shān shòu zhī jūn] – The king of the mountain beasts.
  2. 寅将军 [yín jiāng jūn] – General Yin.
  3. 山尊 [shān zūn] – The king of the hill.
  4. 山君 [shān jūn] – The king of the hill.

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