xùn huà
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  • v.domesticate; tame; acclimation

    • yǒu xiē dòng wù hěn róng yì xùn huà

      有些动物容易驯化

      Some animals domesticate very easily.

    • xùn huà dòng wù

      驯化动物

      domesticate animals

    • lù qún jīng guò xùn huà hòu biàn kě yǐ fàng mù

      鹿经过驯化便可以放牧

      Deer can be tamed and trained to go out to pasture.

    • zhè xiē dòng wù zhǐ shì bù fen xùn huà bà le

      这些动物只是部分驯化

      These animals are only partly domesticated.

    • tā men zuì xiān xùn huà le mǎ

      他们驯化

      They are the first to tame horses.

    • yě mǎ shì yě xìng de mǎ ér bù shì yǐ xùn huà de sài mǎ

      野性驯化

      Mustang is a wild horse, not a domesticated racer.

Word usage

  • Note
    "驯化" is different from "驯养". "驯化" puts more emphasis on promoting transformation instead of breeding; "驯养" emphasizes the righteousness of breeding. The objects of "驯化" can be animals or plants; the objects of "驯养" can only be animals.

Chinese words with pinyin xun hua