留鸟

留鳥

liúniǎo

noun

Meanings

1 resident bird
2 non-migratory bird

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

麻雀是常见的留鸟，冬天也不飞走。

Máquè shì chángjiàn de liúniǎo, dōngtiān yě bù fēizǒu.

The sparrow is a common resident bird; it doesn't fly away even in winter.

HSK 7-9

有些鸟在南方是留鸟，在北方却是候鸟。

Yǒuxiē niǎo zài nánfāng shì liúniǎo, zài běifāng què shì hòuniǎo.

Some birds are residents in the south but migrants in the north.

Tips

memory

留 'to stay' + 鸟 'bird': a bird that stays all year. Birders also say 旅鸟 for birds that only pass through on migration and 漂鸟 for strays far outside their usual range.

Stroke Order

留 liú

鸟 niǎo