HSK · Level 107
45 words
Chinese word
驯
Pronunciation
Pinyinxùn
Meaning
- verbtame
Example
他会驯马。tā huì xùn mǎ
He can tame horses.
More examples
她正在驯服一只受惊的狗。tā zhèng zài xùn fú yì zhī shòu jīng de gǒu
She is taming a frightened dog.
Core concept
Steady practice makes an animal or response settle into a predictable pattern under human guidance.
Common phrases
驯服野兽xùn fú yě shòu
tame wild beasts
驯养家畜xùn yǎng jiā chù
domesticate livestock
驯化动物xùn huà dòng wù
domesticate animals
Similar words
训练xùn liàn: To teach a person or animal a skill or behavior through repeated practice and instruction.
驯服xùn fú: To tame a wild animal and make it calm and willing to obey people.
驯养xùn yǎng: To raise an animal with care while gradually getting it used to people.
驯化xùn huà: To domesticate a wild species over many generations by changing its traits for life with people.
Definition in Chinese
通过反复训练，使某种反应或习惯形成，从而按人的意志或指令行事。tōng guò fǎn fù xùn liàn shǐ móu zhǒng fǎn yìng huò xí guàn xíng chéng cóng ér àn rén de yì zhì huò zhǐ lìng xíng shì
Word origin
驯 (xùn, "tame") uses 马 (mǎ, "horse") to signal an animal-related meaning and 川 (chuān, "river") to indicate the pronunciation.
Usage tips
- The sentence often leaves the trainer unspoken because its main focus is the animal's change in behavior, with the surrounding context identifying who does the training.
Other meanings
- domesticateverb
- trainverb
Opposites
- 野化yě huàgo wildverb
Related words
- 驯服xùn fútameverb
- 驯养xùn yǎngdomesticateverb
- 驯化xùn huàdomesticateverb