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The word "狐狸" is formed by combining two characters: "狐", which specifically means fox, and "狸", which originally referred to a wild cat or raccoon dog but in this compound serves to reinforce the animal category, creating a disyllabic term that standardly denotes fox in modern Chinese.

Example Sentences Hide

森林里有一只狐狸。

Sēnlín lǐ yǒu yī zhī húli.

There is a fox in the forest.

狐狸快速地跑过草地。

Húli kuàisù de pǎo guò cǎodì.

The fox quickly ran across the grassland.

那只聪明的狐狸找到了食物。

Nà zhī cōngmíng de húli zhǎodào le shíwù.

That clever fox found food.

当太阳下山时，狐狸开始活动。

Dāng tàiyáng xiàshān shí, húli kāishǐ huódòng.

When the sun sets, the fox starts to move.

狐狸在月光下悄悄地接近它的猎物。

Húli zài yuèguāng xià qiāoqiāo de jiējìn tā de lièwù.

The fox quietly approaches its prey under the moonlight.

Word Definition - 狐狸

hú li fox; (fig.) sly or crafty person

Individual Character Details

狐 hú
狸 lí, lí