老鹰

lǎo yīng · lao ying

Traditional 老鷹

Meaning

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  1. (coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey

In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)只(zhī)鸟(niǎo)的(de)体(tǐ)积(jī)有(yǒu)半(bàn)只(zhī)老(lǎo)鹰(yīng)那(nà)么(me)大(dà)。

The bird was half the size of a hawk.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xiuqin · English by BraveSentry · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)鹰(yīng)不(bú)会(huì)去(qù)抓(zhuā)苍(cāng)蝇(ying)。

The eagle does not catch flies.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by LimeGreenTeknii · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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