The original form of the character "虎" was the image of a tiger with its head held up high, mouth wide open, tail falling downwards and beautiful stripes all over its body. The whole character was like a tiger standing on its rear feet. In traditional Chinese culture, tiger symbolized power and valor.
字义:
tiger
组词:
虎将(虎將):hǔjiàng/a brave general
虎口:hǔkǒu/tiger's mouth; jaws of death
马虎(馬虎):mǎhu/careless
虎牙:hǔyá/protruding canine teeth
老虎:lǎohǔ/tiger
壁虎:bìhǔ/gecko
例句:
1、他很马虎,经常丢东西。 Tā hěn mǎhu,jīngcháng diū dōngxi. He is such a careless person that he often loses things.
2、你害怕壁虎吗?它们那么丑。 Nǐ hàipà bìhǔ ma? Tā men nàme chǒu. Are you afraid of gecko? They are so ugly.
3、老虎是一种很凶猛的动物。 Lǎohǔ shì yìzhǒng hěn xiōngměng de dòngwù. Tiger is a kind of fierce animal.