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狐狸 meaning in English

húli

fox; (fig.) sly or crafty person

18 strokes

Meaning of 狐狸

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

húli
  1. fox; (fig.) sly or crafty person

狐狸 in example sentences

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

你nǐ知zhī道dào有yǒu些xiē狐hú狸lí住zhù在zài这zhè座zuò山shān上shàng吗ma?
Did you know that some foxes lived on this mountain?
这zhè家jiā伙huo像xiàng个gè狐hú狸lí。
This guy looks like a fox.
猎liè人rén杀shā死sǐ了le狐hú狸lí。
The hunter killed the fox.
猎liè人rén射shè死sǐ了le狐hú狸lí。
The hunter shot and killed the fox.
狐hú狸lí很hěn可kě爱ài！
Foxes are so cute!

Stroke order for each character

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狐 hú · fox · 8 strokes

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狸 lí · fox · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 狐狸.

海狸hǎilíbeaver
狸猫límāoleopard cat; (literary) various small wild mammals (including raccoon dog, civet, wildcat)
狐猴húhóulemur
狐狸精húlijīngfox-spirit; vixen
老狐狸lǎohúli(fig.) old fox; a wily, shrewd person

Questions about 狐狸

What does 狐狸 mean?

狐狸 (húli) means "fox; (fig.) sly or crafty person".

How do you write 狐狸?

狐狸 is made of 2 characters: 狐 (8 strokes), 狸 (10 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.