Animal Names in Mandarin

Animals always deliver as a nice topic of conversation to get some small talk going. Watching cat videos in Mandarin is just one of many more reasons to learn all basic animal names in Mandarin. For even more animals, take a look at our learning resources for Mandarin at the end of the page.

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20 Common Animal Names in Mandarin
Animal Related Words in Mandarin
Mammals in Mandarin
Birds in Mandarin
Insects in Mandarin
Marine Animals in Mandarin

20 Common Animal Names in Mandarin

English	Mandarin
dog in Mandarin	狗 (gǒu)
cow in Mandarin	牛 (niú)
pig in Mandarin	猪 (zhū)
cat in Mandarin	猫 (māo)
sheep in Mandarin	羊 (yáng)
horse in Mandarin	马 (mǎ)
monkey in Mandarin	猴子 (hóu zi)
bear in Mandarin	熊 (xióng)
fish in Mandarin	鱼 (yú)
lion in Mandarin	狮子 (shī zi)
tiger in Mandarin	老虎 (lǎo hǔ)
elephant in Mandarin	大象 (dà xiàng)
mouse in Mandarin	老鼠 (lǎo shǔ)
pigeon in Mandarin	鸽子 (gē zi)
snail in Mandarin	蜗牛 (wō niú)
spider in Mandarin	蜘蛛 (zhī zhū)
frog in Mandarin	青蛙 (qīng wā)
snake in Mandarin	蛇 (shé)
crocodile in Mandarin	鳄鱼 (è yú)
tortoise in Mandarin	乌龟 (wū guī)

Animal Related Words in Mandarin

English	Mandarin
animal in Mandarin	动物 (dòng wù)
mammal in Mandarin	哺乳 (bǔ rǔ)
bird in Mandarin	鸟 (niǎo)
insect in Mandarin	昆虫 (kūn chóng)
reptile in Mandarin	爬行动物 (pá xíng dòng wù)
zoo in Mandarin	动物园 (dòng wù yuán)
vet in Mandarin	兽医 (shòu yī)
farm in Mandarin	农场 (nóng chǎng)
forest in Mandarin	森林 (sēn lín)
river in Mandarin	河流 (hé liú)
lake in Mandarin	湖 (hú)
desert in Mandarin	沙漠 (shā mò)

Mammals in Mandarin

English	Mandarin
panda in Mandarin	熊猫 (xióng māo)
giraffe in Mandarin	长颈鹿 (cháng jǐng lù)
camel in Mandarin	骆驼 (luò tuó)
wolf in Mandarin	狼 (láng)
zebra in Mandarin	斑马 (bān mǎ)
polar bear in Mandarin	北极熊 (běi jí xióng)
kangaroo in Mandarin	袋鼠 (dài shǔ)
rhino in Mandarin	犀牛 (xī niú)
leopard in Mandarin	豹子 (bào zi)
cheetah in Mandarin	猎豹 (liè bào)
donkey in Mandarin	驴 (lǘ)
squirrel in Mandarin	松鼠 (sōng shǔ)
bat in Mandarin	蝙蝠 (biān fú)
fox in Mandarin	狐狸 (hú li)
hedgehog in Mandarin	刺猬 (cì wei)
otter in Mandarin	水獭 (shuǐ tǎ)

Birds in Mandarin

English	Mandarin
duck in Mandarin	鸭 (yā)
chicken in Mandarin	鸡 (jī)
goose in Mandarin	鹅 (é)
owl in Mandarin	猫头鹰 (māo tóu yīng)
swan in Mandarin	天鹅 (tiān é)
penguin in Mandarin	企鹅 (qǐ é)
ostrich in Mandarin	鸵鸟 (tuó niǎo)
raven in Mandarin	乌鸦 (wū yā)
pelican in Mandarin	鹈鹕 (tí hú)
flamingo in Mandarin	火烈鸟 (huǒ liè niǎo)

Insects in Mandarin

English	Mandarin
fly in Mandarin	苍蝇 (cāng ying)
butterfly in Mandarin	蝴蝶 (hú dié)
bee in Mandarin	蜜蜂 (mì fēng)
mosquito in Mandarin	蚊子 (wén zi)
ant in Mandarin	蚂蚁 (mǎ yǐ)
dragonfly in Mandarin	蜻蜓 (qīng tíng)
grasshopper in Mandarin	蚱蜢 (zhà měng)
caterpillar in Mandarin	毛毛虫 (máo mao chóng)
termite in Mandarin	白蚁 (bái yǐ)
ladybird in Mandarin	瓢虫 (piáo chóng)

Marine Animals in Mandarin

English	Mandarin
whale in Mandarin	鲸 (jīng)
shark in Mandarin	鲨鱼 (shā yú)
dolphin in Mandarin	海豚 (hǎi tún)
seal in Mandarin	海豹 (hǎi bào)
jellyfish in Mandarin	水母 (shuǐ mǔ)
octopus in Mandarin	章鱼 (zhāng yú)
turtle in Mandarin	海龟 (hǎi guī)
starfish in Mandarin	海星 (hǎi xīng)
crab in Mandarin	螃蟹 (páng xiè)

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Animal Names in Mandarin

20 Common Animal Names in Mandarin

Animal Related Words in Mandarin

Mammals in Mandarin

Birds in Mandarin

Insects in Mandarin

Marine Animals in Mandarin

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