Chinese learning

Daily learning flow

Back to word library

兔子

tù zi

rabbit, hare

Usage note

兔子是一种小动物,有长耳朵和短尾巴。

Tù zi shì yī zhǒng xiǎo dòngwù, yǒu cháng ěrduo hé duǎn wěiba.

A rabbit is a small animal with long ears and a short tail.

Context note

兔子通常生活在草地或森林里,喜欢吃胡萝卜和蔬菜。

Tù zi tōngcháng shēnghuó zài cǎodì huò sēnlín lǐ, xǐhuān chī húluóbo hé shūcài.

Rabbits usually live in grasslands or forests and like to eat carrots and vegetables.

5 examples

我有一只白色的兔子
wǒ yǒu yì zhī bái sè de tù zi。
I have a white rabbit.
兔子在草地上跳来跳去。
tù zi zài cǎo dì shàng tiào lái tiào qù。
The rabbit is jumping around on the grass.
兔子爱吃胡萝卜。
xiǎo tù zi ài chī hú luó bo。
The little rabbit loves to eat carrots.
兔子的耳朵很长。
tù zi de ěr duo hěn cháng。
The rabbit's ears are very long.
这只兔子很可爱。
zhè zhī tù zi hěn kě ài。
This rabbit is very cute.

5 mini stories

有一天,一只兔子在森林里迷路了。
yǒu yì tiān, yì zhī tù zi zài sēn lín lǐ mí lù le。
One day, a rabbit got lost in the forest.
兔子找到了一根胡萝卜,开心地吃了起来。
tù zi zhǎo dào le yì gēn hú luó bo, kāi xīn dì chī le qǐ lái。
The rabbit found a carrot and happily ate it.
兔子跳过了小河,回到了家。
xiǎo tù zi tiào guò le xiǎo hé, huí dào le jiā。
The little rabbit jumped over the small river and returned home.
兔子妈妈给了小兔子一个拥抱。
tù zi mā ma gěi le xiǎo tù zi yí gè yōng bào。
Mother rabbit gave the little rabbit a hug.
从此,兔子再也不乱跑了。
cóng cǐ, tù zi zài yě bú luàn pǎo le。
From then on, the rabbit never ran around carelessly again.

Mini dialogue

宠物兔子

A
你的兔子真可爱!
Nǐ de tùzi zhēn kě'ài!
Your rabbit is so cute!
B
谢谢,它喜欢吃胡萝卜。
Xièxie, tā xǐhuān chī húluóbo.
Thanks, it likes to eat carrots.

公园里的兔子

A
看,那边有一只兔子
Kàn, nà biān yǒu yī zhī tùzi!
Look, there is a rabbit over there!
B
兔子跑得好快。
Tùzi pǎo de hǎo kuài.
The rabbit runs so fast.

Related words and contrasts

related
白兔
báitù
white rabbit

A common type of rabbit, often in stories.

contrast
乌龟
wūguī
tortoise

From the fable 'The Tortoise and the Hare'; rabbit is fast, tortoise is slow.

Explore more words