April 13, 2023

Animals : A Crossword Puzzle for Chinese Learners

Welcome to our blog post, which features a fun crossword puzzle about animals for Chinese language learners. Although not the simplest, this can be accomplished, especially because the vocabulary needed to complete the puzzle can be found at the end of this blog post. 😃So, if you don't mind a challenge, grab a pencil and get ready to fill in the blanks with the pinyin names of some of your favorite animals!

ANIMALS

A crossword puzzle about animals for Chinese learners


Across:

1 koala
5 boar
7 panda
8 cheetah
10 wolf
11 zebra
12 dolphin
13 turtle
15 penguin
16 kangaroo
17 deer

Down:

2 elephant
3 rhino
4 crocodile
6 fox
9 giraffe
10 tiger
12 monkey
14 lion


VOCABULARY

bear                 xióng

boar       野猪      yě zhū

cheetah               猎豹      lièbào

crocodile             鳄鱼      èyú

deer       鹿          lù

dolphin  海豚      hǎitún

elephant              大象      dà xiàng

fox         狐狸      húlí

giraffe   长颈鹿 chángjǐnglù

kangaroo             袋鼠      dàishǔ

koala     树袋熊 shù dài xióng

lion        狮子      shīzi

monkey               猴子      hóuzi

panda    熊猫      xióngmāo

penguin               企鹅      qǐ'é

rhinoceros           犀牛      xīniú

tiger       老虎      lǎohǔ

turtle     海龟      hǎi guī

wolf                 láng

zebra     斑马      bānmǎ