猕猴 (míhóu) · macaque, rhesus macaque

Measure Word

一只猕猴 zhī

HSK 5

一只猕猴抢走了游客的苹果。

Yì zhī míhóu qiǎngzǒu le yóukè de píngguǒ.

A macaque snatched a tourist's apple.

HSK 5

猕猴是中国最常见的猴子，也是重要的实验动物。

Míhóu shì Zhōngguó zuì chángjiàn de hóuzi, yě shì zhòngyào de shíyàn dòngwù.

The rhesus macaque is the most common monkey in China and an important laboratory animal.

memory

猕猴 is hidden in 猕猴桃, the kiwifruit, literally "macaque peach". The character 猕 is used almost only in these two words.

猕 mí

猴 hóu