How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Animals and plants”. The full topic holds 217 in the KoKo app: 86 at the easy level, 76 at the medium level and 55 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Traditional Chinese vocabulary: animals and plants

Dogs, cats, farm animals and wild animals, trees and flowers: animals and plants in Traditional Chinese.

Here are 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Animals and plants”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Traditional Chinese	English
熊	bear
蜜蜂	bee
鳥	bird
樹枝	branch
灌木	bush
貓	cat
雛菊	daisy
鴨子	duck
大象	elephant
冷杉	fir tree
蒼蠅	fly
青蛙	frog
獸毛	fur
山羊	goat
畜群	herd
犄角	horn
馬	horse
牽繩	lead
葉子	leaf
獅子	lion
一窩幼崽	litter of young
小老鼠	mouse
獵犬群	pack
腳掌	paw
豬	pig
鴿子	pigeon
植物	plant
獵物	prey
老鼠	rat
鯊魚	shark
綿羊	sheepThe species in general, male or female
蛇	snake
蜘蛛	spider
莖	stem
尾巴	tail
飛翔	to fly
烏龜	turtle
鯨魚	whale
翅膀	wing
蟲子	worm

Level 2: medium 35 words

Traditional Chinese	English
樺樹	birch
烏鶇	blackbird
仙人掌	cactus
駱駝	camel
鯉魚	carp
珊瑚	coral
鰻魚	eel
獵鷹	falcon
小馬	foal
鵝	goose
大猩猩	gorilla
刺蝟	hedgehog
蹄子	hoof
幼蟲	larva
山貓	lynx
鬃毛	mane
母馬	mare
夜鶯	nightingale
鴕鳥	ostrich
貓頭鷹	owl
貓熊	panda
鸚鵡	parrot
花粉	pollen
掠食者	predator
小狗	puppy
樹液	sap
口鼻	snout
松鼠	squirrel
天鵝	swan
壁蝨	tick
開花	to bloom
禿鷲	vulture
海象	walrus
黃蜂	wasp
斑馬	zebra

Level 3: hard 25 words

Traditional Chinese	English
兩棲類	amphibian
蜻蜓	dragonfly
蕨類	fern
蚱蜢	grasshopperJumping insect of meadows
草食動物	herbivore
蒼鷺	heron
河馬	hippopotamus
瓢蟲	ladybird
鈴蘭	lily of the valley
蝗蟲	locustSwarming species that forms clouds
章魚	octopus
水獺	otter
蘆葦	reed
爬蟲類	reptile
海膽	sea urchin
麻雀	sparrow
蜂群	swarm
吠叫	to bark
咩咩叫	to bleat
發芽	to bud
哞哞叫	to moo
抓傷	to scratch
枯萎	to wilt
鬱金香	tulip
鼬鼠	weasel

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Animals and plants”. The full topic holds 217 in the KoKo app: 86 at the easy level, 76 at the medium level and 55 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Traditional Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.