butterfly · CL: zhī

hú dié

h+ú·2nd toned+ié·2nd tone

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He knows a lot about butterflies.

他对蝴蝶很有研究。

The butterfly flew away.

蝴蝶飛走了。

He caught twenty butterflies.

他抓到了二十隻蝴蝶。

The life span of a butterfly is short.

蝴蝶的寿命短。

Butterflies of this species are now extinct.

这品种的蝴蝶现在已经絕种了。

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