Usage note
翅膀是鸟或昆虫用来飞的部分。
chì bǎng shì niǎo huò kūn chóng yòng lái fēi de bù fen。
翅膀 means the part birds or insects use to fly.
Context note
翅膀常用于动物、飞行和比喻。
chì bǎng cháng yòng yú dòng wù 、 fēi xíng hé bǐ yù。
It is often used with animals, flying, and metaphor.
5 examples
鸟展开翅膀。
niǎo zhǎn kāi chì bǎng。
The bird spread its wings.
蝴蝶的翅膀很漂亮。
hú dié de chì bǎng hěn piào liang。
The butterfly's wings are beautiful.
翅膀受伤了。
chì bǎng shòu shāng le。
The wing was injured.
他想像鸟一样有翅膀。
tā xiǎng xiàng niǎo yí yàng yǒu chì bǎng。
He wants to have wings like a bird.
风吹动了翅膀。
fēng chuī dòng le chì bǎng。
The wind moved the wings.
5 mini stories
小鸟拍动翅膀飞起来。
xiǎo niǎo pāi dòng chì bǎng fēi qǐ lái。
The little bird flapped its wings and flew up.
蝴蝶轻轻扇着翅膀。
hú dié qīng qīng shàn zhe chì bǎng。
The butterfly gently flapped its wings.
老师让孩子画出翅膀。
lǎo shī ràng hái zi huà chū chì bǎng。
The teacher asked the child to draw wings.
翅膀带着鸟飞向天空。
chì bǎng dài zhe niǎo fēi xiàng tiān kōng。
The wings carried the bird toward the sky.
他在故事里写了有翅膀的马。
tā zài gù shì lǐ xiě le yǒu chì bǎng de mǎ。
He wrote about a winged horse in the story.
Mini dialogue
小鸟的翅膀
A
那只小鸟的翅膀受伤了。
Nà zhī xiǎo niǎo de chìbǎng shòushāng le.
That little bird's wing is injured.
B
我们帮它包扎一下翅膀吧。
Wǒmen bāng tā bāozā yīxià chìbǎng ba.
Let's help bandage its wing.
蝴蝶飞
A
蝴蝶的翅膀上有美丽的花纹。
Húdié de chìbǎng shàng yǒu měilì de huāwén.
The butterfly has beautiful patterns on its wings.
B
是啊，它扇动翅膀飞走了。
Shì a, tā shāndòng chìbǎng fēi zǒu le.
Yes, it flapped its wings and flew away.
Related words and contrasts
related
羽毛
yǔ máo
feather
Feathers cover a bird's wing and help it fly.
related
飞行
fēi xíng
to fly
Birds use their wings for flying.