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Jyutping jin3 zi2
Pinyin yàn zi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. swallow
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    泛指​燕科​嘅​雀​鳥​,​係​一種​候鳥​,​體型​細​,​有​又​長​又​尖​嘅​翼​同埋​分叉​嘅​尾​,​主要​靠食​昆蟲​維生​(​量​詞​:​隻​)
    swallow
    • 春天到咗,今朝我見到有燕子喺樓下嗰樖榕樹上面起咗個巢。
      春天到咗,今朝我见到有燕子喺楼下𠮶樖榕树上面起咗个巢。
      ceon1 tin1 dou3 zo2, gam1 ziu1 ngo5 gin3 dou2 jau5 jin3 zi2 hai2 lau4 haa6 go2 po1 jung4 syu6 soeng6 min6 hei2 zo2 go3 caau4.
      Spring has arrived. This morning I saw swallows build a nest on the banyan tree on the ground floor.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    swallow (bird)
    (syn.) 玄鳥, 燕雀, 燕仔, 燕子, 燕雞子, 烏燕仔, 小燕兒, 燕兒, 小燕子, 燕子鳥, 燕, 燕雞兒, 燕子仔, 燕鳥, 燕仔鳥, 子燕, 燕雞雞, 燕嘰子
  2. name
    Yanzi (a town and former township in Hefeng, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4811
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    许多燕子不久就要从南方飞来了。
    許多燕子不久就要從南方飛來了。
    xǔ duō yàn zi bù jiǔ jiù yào cóng nán fāng fēi lái le 。
    • Many swallows will come soon from the south.
  2. Mandarin
    燕子飞得非常快。
    燕子飛得非常快。
    yàn zi fēi dé fēi cháng kuài 。
    • A swallow flies very swiftly.
    • Swallows fly very fast.
  3. Mandarin
    秋天的时候,燕子会往南飞。
    秋天的時候,燕子會往南飛。
    qiū tiān de shí hou , yàn zi huì wǎng nán fēi 。
    • In the autumn, swallows will fly south.
  4. Mandarin
    我们能看到越来越多的燕子。
    我們能看到越來越多的燕子。
    wǒ men néng kàn dào yuè lái yuè duō de yàn zi 。
    • We can see more and more swallows.
  5. Mandarin
    这只燕子的翅膀受伤了。
    這隻燕子的翅膀受傷了。
    zhè zhǐ yàn zi de chì bǎng shòu shāng le 。
    • This swallow's wings are broken.
    • This swallow has injured its wing.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    春天到咗,今朝我见到有燕子喺楼下𠮶樖榕树上面起咗个巢。
    春天到咗,今朝我見到有燕子喺樓下嗰樖榕樹上面起咗個巢。
    ceon1 tin1 dou3 zo2, gam1 ziu1 ngo5 gin3 dou2 jau5 jin3 zi2 hai2 lau4 haa6 go2 po1 jung4 syu6 soeng6 min6 hei2 zo2 go3 caau4.
    • Spring has arrived. This morning I saw swallows build a nest on the banyan tree on the ground floor.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    燕子去了,有再来的时候;杨柳枯了,有再青的时候;桃花谢了,有再开的时候。
    燕子去了,有再來的時候;楊柳枯了,有再青的時候;桃花謝了,有再開的時候。
    yàn zǐ qù le , yǒu zài lái de shí hòu ; yáng liǔ kū le , yǒu zài qīng de shí hòu ; táo huā xiè le , yǒu zài kāi de shí hòu .
    • Gone are the swallows, still there's a time they'll come again. Wilted are the willows, still there's a time they'll be green again. Withered are the peach blossoms, still there's a time they'll bloom again.
  2. Mandarin
    一对燕子
    一對燕子
    yī duì yàn zi
    • a pair of swallows