Meaning
wing
Chinese: 翅膀。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yi” becomes a different word in each tone. 翼 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 小心翼翼xiǎo xīn yì yì(idiom) cautious; careful; prudent
- 不翼而飞bù yì ér fēito disappear without trace; to vanish all of a sudden; to spread fast; to spread like wildfire
- 机翼jī yìwing (of an aircraft)
- 比翼bǐ yì(flying) wing to wing
- 翼展yì zhǎnwingspan
Example Sentence
小鸟扇动着翅膀，展开双翼飞向天空。Xiǎo niǎo shān dòng zhe chì bǎng, zhǎn kāi shuāng yì fēi xiàng tiān kōng.The bird flapped its wings and spread them to fly into the sky.
小鸟Xiǎo niǎosmall bird扇动shān dòngto fan着zhe(ongoing action)翅膀chì bǎngwing，展开zhǎn kāito unfold双shuāngtwo翼yìwing飞fēito fly向xiàngtoward天空tiān kōngsky。