Insects, Birds and Dragons 昆虫, 鸟, 龙 -- 听 Ting -- Chinese

a pile of ants (lots of them gathered around a piece of food)

一堆蚂蚁

yi4 dui1 ma3yi3

Zhang Meng	Feng Xie	Li Zhen	Hou Ying	Shu Chang
Tim	Julie	Michael

bat

蝙蝠

bian1fu2

Du Feng
Allen	Karen Lee

bee, honey bee

蜜蜂

mi4feng1

Hu Siyu	Na Zitao	Li Xinzhou	Wang Chen
Stephan	Jennifer	Ken

A bluebird has an orange colored breast.

青鸟的胸部是橘黄色的。

Qing1niao3 de xiong1 bu4 shi4 ju2huang2 se4 de.

Cheng Hong	Liu Yu Rong	Sun Bin	Li Chunjiang
Nic	Abbie	Brian

Birds use leaves to repair their nests.

鸟用树叶修巢。

Niao3 yong4 shu4ye4 xiu1 chao2.

Li Di	Zhang Meng	Li Si	Wang Jun	Feng Kui
Cricket	Mike	Karen Lee	Jeremy

The bird is sitting on a bough of the tree.

小鸟站在树枝上。

Xiao3 niao3 zhan4 zai4 shu4zhi1shang.

Cheng Hong	Liu Yu Rong	Zheng Haotian	Liu Weihong
Nic	Abbie	Brian

He released the bird. (Chinese sentence is in the passive voice, but it would not be a good translation to say "the bird was released by him")

他把鸟放了。

Ta1 ba3 niao3 fang4 le.

Liu Jinzhe	Li Yu Zheng	Zhang Xiaowei	Mi Zhaoxi	Cao Lihua
Karen	Dave	Jeremy	Frank

robin

知更鸟

zhi1geng1niao3

Cheng Hong	Sun Jingsu	Jin Yan	Shao Jingxian
Nic	Abbie	Brian

bluebird

青鸟

qing1niao3

Cheng Hong	Sun Jingsu	Jin Yan	Shao Jingxian
Nic	Abbie	Brian

The bird flew away from the cage.

鸟从笼子里飞走了。

Niao3 cong2 long2zi li3 fei1 zou3 le.

Li Di	Chu Lin	Lin Qing	Cao Hui	Shu Chang
Karen	Dave	Jeremy	Frank

There's a bird's nest under the eaves.

屋檐下面有一个鸟巢。

Wu1yan2 xia4 you3 yi2 ge4 niao3chao2.

Li Di	Zhang Meng	Wang Jun	Feng Kui
Cricket	Mike	Karen Lee	Jeremy	Allen

Birds eat bugs.

鸟吃虫子。

Niao3 chi1 chong2zi.

Zhang Ning	Zhang Jing	Liu Qiuxia	WT Zheng	Cao Hui
Dave	Cherie	Rory	Allen	Ashley

lady bug

瓢虫

piao2chong2

Zhao Jian	Cheng Miao	Zhuo Shuo	Li Xinzhou
Rick	Lindsay	James

insect

昆虫

kun1chong2

Zhang Meng	Feng Xie	Li Zhen	Hou Ying	Shu Chang
Tim	Julie	Michael

A swarm of insects came to the picnic.

野餐引来了一大群昆虫

Ye3can1 yin3 lai2 le yi2 da4 qun2 kun1chong2.

Zhang Meng	Feng Xie	Li Zhen	Hou Ying	Shu Chang
Lynn	Dave	Jennifer	Brian	CeCelia

Butterflies have bright colors. They grow from caterpillars.

蝴蝶颜色鲜艳。它们是毛虫变的。

Hu2die2 yan2se4 xian1yan4. Ta1men shi4 mao2chong2 bian4 de.

Cheng Hong	Shao Jingxian	Wang Wenjing	Gu Zheng	Zhang Zhida
Allen	Ann	Chris

butterfly

蝴蝶

hu2die2

Zhao He	Zhang Meng	Li Zhen	Mi Zhaoxi	Zhang Li	Feng Xi
Fred	April

buzzard

土豹

tu3bao4

Da Di	Zhang Meng	Zheng Haotian	Liu Weihong
Cricket	April	Michael

capon

阉鸡

yan1ji1

Zhang Meng	Zhang Ning	Li Longfei	Mi Zhaoxi
David	Chelsea

crucian carp

鲫鱼

ji4yu2

Da Di	Zhang Meng	Jin Yan	Da Di
Cricket	April	Michael

caterpillar (most often say mao2maochong2)

毛虫

mao2chong2

Zhao He	Zhang Meng	Li Zhen	Mi Zhaoxi	Zhang Li	Feng Xi
Fred	April

caterpillar

毛毛虫

mao2maochong2

Zhuo Shuo	Deng Yichen	Hu Siyu	Li Xinzhou
Sarah	Frank

A butterfly'll come out of this cocoon. (literally -- to drill out)

蝴蝶会从这个茧里钻出来。

Hu2die2 hui4 cong2 zhe4 ge jian3 li3 zuan1 chu1lai2.

Zhou Shuo	Zhao Jian	Wang Cheng	Li Chunjiang	Li Xinzhou	Na Zitao	Zhang Zhida
Scrib	Brian

crow

乌鸦

wu1ya1

Liu Qiuxia	Hua	Zhang Meng	Liu Weihong	Cao Lihua	Li Boyuan	Liu Xuechun
Terry	Glison

fiery dragon

火龙

huo3long2

Wang Yong	Feng Xie	Lin Qing	Gao Mingjiang	Cao Lihua	Wei Xing
Cricket	Austin	Nick

Eagles can fly very high.

鹰能飞得很高。

Ying1 neng2 fei1 de hen3 gao1.

Lin Qing	Feng Xie	WT Zheng	Gu	Huang Jiali	Bai Jing
Karen	Dave	Jeremy	Frank

earthworm

地龙

di4long2

Wang Yong	Feng Xie	Lin Qing	Gao Mingjiang	Cao Lihua	Wei Xing
Cricket	Austin	Nick

firefly, fireflies

飞翔

fei1xiang2

fly, house fly

苍蝇

cang1ying

Liu Yu Rong	Cao Hui	Chu Pingan	Mi Zhaoxi	Wei Xing
Fred	Jennifer	StevenQ

a fly

一只苍蝇

yi4 zhi1 cang1ying

Liu Yu Rong	Cao Hui	Chu Pingan	Mi Zhaoxi	Wei Xing
Fred	Jennifer	StevenQ

a swarm of flies

一群苍蝇

yi4 qun2 cang1ying

Liu Yu Rong	Cao Hui	Chu Pingan	Mi Zhaoxi	Wei Xing
Fred	Jennifer	StevenQ

grasshopper

蚱蜢

zha4meng3

Du Feng	Zhuo Shuo	Tan Li	Ren Shuang
Ann	Rory	Glison	Lennie

owl (literally -- cat head eagle)

猫头鹰

mao1tou2ying1

Liu Jinzhe	Li Yu Zheng	Zhang Xiaowei	Mi Zhaoxi	Cao Lihua
Sarah	Julie	Lennie

oyster

蛎黄

li4huang2

Zhang Ning	Zhang Jing	Zhang Meng	Gu
Terry	Glison

peacock

孔雀

kong3que4

Du Feng	Jin Yan	Ruan Yilang	Zheng Jie
Allen	Karen Lee

pheasant, unregistered prostitute

野鸡

ye3ji1

Zhang Meng	Zhang Ning	Li Longfei	Mi Zhaoxi
David	Chelsea

a pair of pigeons

一对（儿）鸽子

yi2 dui4(r) ge1zi

Zhang Meng	Feng Xie	Li Zhen	Hou Ying	Shu Chang
Lynn	Terry	Danielle

quail

鹌鹑

an1chun

Zhang Meng	Zhang Ning	Li Longfei	Mi Zhaoxi
David	Chelsea

sea cucumber, sea slug

海参

hai3shen1

Zhang Ning	Zhang Jing	Zhang Meng	Gu
Cricket	April	Michael

seabird

海鸟

hai3niao3

Huang Xu	Zhao He	Zhang Meng	Wang Yong	Zhao Mo
April	James	Brian

serpent

毒蛇

du2she2

Du Feng	Cao Lihong	Ren Shuang	Wang Chen	Zhou Hui
Eric	Maggy	Lennie

snake

蛇

she2

Du Feng	Cao Lihong	Ren Shuang	Wang Chen	Zhou Hui
Eric	Maggy	Lennie

songbird

鸣禽

ming2qin2

Liu Jinzhe	Zhang Meng	Zhang Xiaowei	Zhang Li	Zhao He	Zheng Lei
Ansel

The sparrow on the bush has a worm!

灌木上的那只麻雀叼着一条虫子。

Guan4mu4shang de na4 zhi1 ma2que4 diao1zhe yi4 tiao2 chong2zi.

Wang Yong	Da Di	Zheng Haotian	Liu Weihong
Cricket	Nick

sparrow

麻雀

ma2que4

Huang Xu	Zhao He	Zhang Meng	Wang Yong	Zhao Mo
April	James	Brian

spider

蜘蛛

zhi1zhu1

Gao Yanlin	Zheng Lei	Hu Siyu	Ren Shuang
James	Maggy

squid (long body and hydra type head, must either be cooked quickly over a high heat, or very slowly over low to be tender and light tasting)

尤鱼

you2yu2

Zhang Meng	Zhang Ning	Li Longfei	Mi Zhaoxi
David	Chelsea