# 狮子 (shīzi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 狮子 (shīzi) means “lion”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: lion
- Pinyin: shīzi (shi1 zi5)
- Traditional: 獅子
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 只、头

## Examples

- 动物园里有一头大狮子。
  Dòngwùyuán lǐ yǒu yì tóu dà shīzi.
  There is a big lion in the zoo.

## Characters

- 狮 (shī): lion
- [子](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-noun-suffix/) (zi): (suffix) noun suffix; child

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-zi-lion/

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