Meaning
ape
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yuan” becomes a different word in each tone. 猿 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 人猿rén yuánanthropoid ape
- 猿人yuán rénapeman
- 猿臂yuán bìarms like those of an ape — muscular, or long and dexterous
- 猿猴yuán hóuapes and monkeys
- 类人猿lèi rén yuánhominid
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Example Sentence
科学家认为，人类是从古猿进化而来的。Kē xué jiā rèn wéi, rén lèi shì cóng gǔ yuán jìn huà ér lái de.Scientists believe that humans evolved from ancient apes.
科学家Kē xué jiāscientist认rènto recognize为wéifor，人类rén lèihumanity是shìis从cóngfrom古gǔancient猿yuánape进jìnto go forward化huàto make into而érand来láito come的deof。