Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 大黄鸭rubber duck

Pinyin: dà huáng yā

Meaning：rubber duck

Sentence: Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman (R) attends a farewell ceremony of his brainchild giant yellow rubber duck at the Summer Palace in Beijing, capital of China.

荷兰艺术家弗洛伦泰因•霍夫曼在首都北京颐和园出席了他杰出设计产品“大黄鸭”的欢送仪式。

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大： 

Pinyin: dà
Meaning: big
Radical: 大
Stokes: 3
Traditional: 大
Common words/Phrase:
大巴  [dà bā]   【bus;omnibus】 

大把  [dà bǎ]    【host of;by bulk】 
大坝  [dà bà]     【main dam】
大便  [dà biàn]     【defecate;shit】

大兵  [dà bīng]   【large troops】

黄： 

Pinyin: huáng
Meaning:  yellow
Radical:  黄
Stokes: 11
Traditional: 黃
Common words/Phrase:
黄包车 [huáng bāo chē]  【rickshaw】 
黄道   [huáng dào]     【ecliptic】
黄豆   [huáng dòu]     【soybean】

黄瓜   [huáng guā]     【cucumber】

鸭： 

Pinyin: yā
Meaning:  duck
Radical:  鸟
Stokes: 10
Traditional: 鴨
Common words/Phrase:
鸭蛋    [yā dàn]      【duck’s egg】 
鸭梨    [yā lí]        【juicy pears grown in Hebei Province】
鸭绿江  [yā lù jiāng]   【the Yalujian】

鸭舌帽  [yā shé mào]   【peaked(visored) cap】

鸭绒    [yā róng]      【eider;eiderdown;duck’s down】