夜行性动物

夜行性動物

yèxíngxìng dòngwù

noun

Meanings

1 nocturnal animal

Characters

thing, creature

Examples

HSK 6

很多夜行性动物有发达的视觉和听觉。

Hěnduō yèxíngxìng dòngwù yǒu fādá de shìjué hé tīngjué.

Many nocturnal animals have highly developed vision and hearing.

HSK 7-9

猫头鹰是典型的夜行性动物。

Māotóuyīng shì diǎnxíng de yèxíngxìng dòngwù.

Owls are typical nocturnal animals.

Tips

usage

Contrast vocabulary: 昼行性动物 (diurnal, active by day), 晨昏性动物 (crepuscular, active at dawn/dusk), 夜行性动物 (nocturnal). The suffix 性 here means "-al / having the nature of," turning 夜行 (night-walking) into an adjective of activity pattern.

Stroke Order

夜 yè

行 xíng

性 xìng

动 dòng

物 wù