海豹幼崽
The English phrase "baby seal" translates to Chinese as 海豹幼崽.
Did you know?
- In Chinese, the word for 'seal' is 海豹, which literally translates to 'sea leopard'.
- While 幼崽 is scientifically accurate for 'offspring', using it to describe a human baby would sound quite strange and animalistic in Chinese.
- Chinese has a specific term 萌 (meng) used online to describe the 'moe' or adorable quality of a 海豹幼崽.
Examples in context
- 我在动物园看到一个小海豹。I saw a baby seal at the zoo.
- 这里有好多海豹宝宝，它们好可爱！There are so many baby seals here, they are so cute!
- 那只海豹幼崽很可爱。Nà zhī hǎibào yòuzǎi hěn kě'ài.That baby seal is very cute.
- 我们在动物园看到了海豹幼崽。Wǒmen zài dòngwùyuán kàndào le hǎibào yòuzǎi.We saw a baby seal at the zoo.
- 海豹幼崽正在冰上玩耍。Hǎibào yòuzǎi zhèngzài bīng shàng wánshuǎ.The baby seal is playing on the ice.
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at a nature documentary on TV.
- 俊杰 Junjie你看，那只海豹幼崽真漂亮。Nǐ kàn, nà zhī hǎibào yòuzǎi zhēn piàoliang.Look, that baby seal is so beautiful.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen是的，它看起来毛茸茸的。Shì de, tā kàn qǐlái máoróngróng de.Yes, it looks so fluffy.
- 俊杰 Junjie晓雯，你想养一只吗？Xiǎowén, nǐ xiǎng yǎng yì zhī ma?Xiaowen, do you want to raise one?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen开玩笑吧，俊杰！Kāiwánxiào ba, Jùnjié!You're joking, Junjie!
