猩 猩

xīngxing

“Orangutan” in Chinese is 猩猩 (xīngxing).

Meaning

orangutan
(slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin

Example

圈养导致大猩猩生病。

Captivity makes gorillas sick.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

xīngHSK 7-912 strokesape

More HSK 7-9 words

临床línchuáng(medicine) clinicalHSK 7-9 无敌wúdíunequalledHSK 7-9 竭尽全力jiéjìn-quánlìto spare no effort; to do one's utmostHSK 7-9 小心翼翼xiǎoxīn-yìyìcautious; careful; prudentHSK 7-9 预定yùdìngto arrange in advanceHSK 7-9 过意不去guòyìbùqùto feel very apologeticHSK 7-9 连滚带爬liángǔn-dàipástumbling and crawling; scrambling; frantically trying to escapeHSK 7-9 缘分yuánfènfate or chance that brings people togetherHSK 7-9 有声有色yǒushēng-yǒusèhaving sound and color (idiom); vividHSK 7-9 强加qiángjiāto imposeHSK 7-9

Not to be confused with: 星星 (xīngxing, (coll.) a star; the stars in the sky)