Theme guide
Animals vocabulary for Simplified Chinese learners, built around one clear everyday scene.
Use this guide to understand the 动物 theme before opening the card, story, word, and spelling modes. The same vocabulary stays connected across images, pronunciation, translations, and reading context for the en to zh-Hans learning path.
Theme vocabulary
This theme gathers common Simplified Chinese words around "Animals" so learners can connect meaning, images, pronunciation, examples, and reading context before memorizing individual words.
Scan the full theme first, then review the vocabulary list, example sentences, and short reading. Use spelling practice when you are ready to turn recognition into active recall.
māo
cat
gǒu gǒu
dog
niǎo ér
bird
yú
fish
tù tù
rabbit
mǎr
horse
nǎi niú
cow
mián yáng
sheep
xiǎo zhū
pig
yā zi
duck
shī zi
lion
dà xiàng
elephant
lǎo hǔ
tiger
xióng
bear
hóu zi
monkey
cháng jǐng lù
giraffe
bān mǎ
zebra
shān yáng
goat
Start with the whole visual theme, then review each word with pronunciation, translation, and examples.
A theme card groups related words in one scene, making it easier to remember how the words connect.
Read the short passage and use spelling practice to check active recall.