Definition

Examples

• 她养了一只金丝雀，每天都会唱歌。
  Tā yǎng le yì zhī jīn sī què, měitiān dōu huì chàng gē.
  She keeps a canary that sings every day.
• 这种金丝雀的羽毛是黄色的，非常好看。
  Zhè zhǒng jīn sī què de yǔmáo shì huángsè de, fēicháng hǎokàn.
  This kind of canary has yellow feathers and looks very beautiful.
• 在煤矿里，金丝雀曾经被用来检测有毒气体。
  Zài méikuàng lǐ, jīn sī què céngjīng bèi yòng lái jiǎncè yǒudú qìtǐ.
  In coal mines, canaries were once used to detect toxic gases.