Usage note
猴子是会爬树的动物。
hóu zi shì huì pá shù de dòng wù。
猴子 means a monkey, an animal that can climb trees.
Context note
猴子常用于动物、动物园和故事。
hóu zi cháng yòng yú dòng wù 、 dòng wù yuán hé gù shì。
It is often used with animals, zoos, and stories.
5 examples
猴子很聪明。
hóu zi hěn cōng ming。
Monkeys are very smart.
动物园里有猴子。
dòng wù yuán lǐ yǒu hóu zi。
There are monkeys in the zoo.
猴子在树上跳。
hóu zi zài shù shàng tiào。
The monkey is jumping in the tree.
小朋友喜欢看猴子。
xiǎo péng yǒu xǐ huan kàn hóu zi。
Children like watching monkeys.
这只猴子很可爱。
zhè zhī hóu zi hěn kě ài。
This monkey is very cute.
5 mini stories
老师带大家去看猴子。
lǎo shī dài dà jiā qù kàn hóu zi。
The teacher took everyone to see monkeys.
猴子喜欢吃水果。
hóu zi xǐ huan chī shuǐ guǒ。
Monkeys like to eat fruit.
孩子们看猴子爬树。
hái zi men kàn hóu zi pá shù。
The children watched the monkey climb the tree.
动物园里的猴子很活泼。
dòng wù yuán lǐ de hóu zi hěn huó pō。
The monkeys in the zoo are very lively.
他学猴子走路，大家都笑了。
tā xué hóu zi zǒu lù， dà jiā dōu xiào le。
He walked like a monkey and everyone laughed.
Mini dialogue
动物园看猴子
A
你看，那只猴子在吃香蕉！
Nǐ kàn, nà zhī hóu zi zài chī xiāng jiāo!
Look, that monkey is eating a banana!
B
猴子真可爱，它还会爬树呢。
Hóu zi zhēn kě ài, tā hái huì pá shù ne.
The monkey is so cute, it can also climb trees.
猴子的尾巴
A
猴子的尾巴有什么用？
Hóu zi de wěi ba yǒu shén me yòng?
What is the monkey's tail used for?
B
猴子的尾巴可以帮助它挂在树上。
Hóu zi de wěi ba kě yǐ bāng zhù tā guà zài shù shàng.
The monkey's tail can help it hang from trees.
Related words and contrasts
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猩猩
xīng xing
orangutan
a type of ape
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香蕉
xiāng jiāo
banana
monkeys like bananas
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动物
dòng wù
animal
monkey is an animal