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yào sparrow hawk; Accipiter nisus

Etymology phono-semantic

bird

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天空飞着一只

Tiānkōng fēi zhe yī zhī yào.

A kite is flying in the sky.

孩子放纸玩。

Háizi fàng zhǐ yào wán.

The child is flying a paper kite for fun.

鹰在捕捉小鸟。

Yàoyīng zài bǔzhuō xiǎo niǎo.

The sparrowhawk is catching small birds.

我看到子在空中盘旋。

Wǒ kàn dào yàozi zài kōngzhōng pánxuán.

I see a kite circling in the air.

春天是放的好季节。

Chūntiān shì fàng yào de hǎo jìjié.

Spring is a good season for flying kites.

那只鹰突然俯冲下来。

Nà zhī yàoyīng tūrán fǔchōng xiàlái.

That sparrowhawk suddenly dived down.

因为风大,子飞得很高。

Yīnwèi fēng dà, yàozi fēi de hěn gāo.

Because the wind is strong, the kite flies very high.

鹰虽然凶猛,但它保护庄稼。

Yàoyīng suīrán xiōngměng, dàn tā bǎohù zhuāngjia.

Although the sparrowhawk is fierce, it protects crops.