恐龙 meaning in English

kǒnglóng

dinosaur (CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]); (old) (slang) ugly person

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 恐龍15 strokes

Meaning of 恐龙

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

kǒnglóng
  1. dinosaur (CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1])
  2. (old) (slang) ugly person

恐龙 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

恐kǒng龙lóng在zài很hěn久jiǔ以yǐ前qián灭miè绝jué了le。
Dinosaurs died out a very long time ago.
和hé一yī只zhī恐kǒng龙lóng面miàn对duì面miàn是shì一yī段duàn有yǒu趣qù的de经jīng历lì。
Coming face to face with a dinosaur was a funny experience.

Stroke order for each character

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恐 kǒng · fearful · 10 strokes

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龙 lóng · Chinese dragon · 5 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 恐龙.

恐怕kǒngpàfear; to dread
恐怖kǒngbùterrible; frightful
恐惧kǒngjùfear; dread; to fear; to dread
恐慌kǒnghuāngpanic; panicky
恐吓kǒnghèto threaten; to menace
沙龙shālóngsalon (loanword)
水龙头shuǐlóngtóufaucet; tap
来龙去脉láilóng-qùmài(lit.) the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; caus
尼龙nílóng(loanword) nylon
龙舟lóngzhōudragon boat; imperial boat
跑龙套pǎo lóngtàoto play a small role
争先恐后zhēngxiān-kǒnghòu(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of fall

Questions about 恐龙

What does 恐龙 mean?

恐龙 (kǒnglóng) means "dinosaur (CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]); (old) (slang) ugly person" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 恐龙?

恐龙 is made of 2 characters: 恐 (10 strokes), 龙 (5 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 恐龙 an HSK word?

Yes. 恐龙 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 恐龙 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 恐龙 is written 恐龍.