Animals: Chinese Vocabulary Builder

Chinese names for animals are often descriptive. This course will expand your vocabulary by building on commonly used animal characters. All of the building blocks are included for beginners. Intermediate and advanced learners should use the "auto-ignore" feature first; you can still learn some uncommon animals and mythology. You will need to input Chinese characters for the levels labelled "Chinese". I'll check for suggestions in the course forum. Good luck!

Welcome to Memrise!

Join millions of people who are already learning for free on Memrise! It’s fast, it’s fun and it’s mind-bogglingly effective.

Start learning now!

Fish 鱼 (English)

Fish 鱼 (Pinyin)

Fish 鱼 (Chinese)

Apes 猩 (English)

Apes 猩 (Pinyin)

Apes 猩 (Chinese)

Whales 鲸 (English)

Whales 鲸 (Pinyin)

Whales 鲸 (Chinese)

Eagles 鹰 (English)

Eagles 鹰 (Pinyin)

Eagles 鹰 (Chinese)

Bugs 虫 (English)

Bugs 虫 (Pinyin)

Bugs 虫 (Chinese)

Cattle 牛 (English)

Cattle 牛 (Pinyin)

Cattle 牛 (Chinese)

Horses 马 (English)

Horses 马 (Pinyin)

Horses 马 (Chinese)

Dogs 犬 (English)

Dogs 犬 (Pinyin)

Dogs 犬 (Chinese)

Dragons 龙 (English)

Dragons 龙 (Pinyin)

Dragons 龙 (Chinese)

Beasts 兽 (English)

Beasts 兽 (Pinyin)

Beasts 兽 (Chinese)

Deer 鹿 (English)

Deer 鹿 (Pinyin)

Deer 鹿 (Chinese)