信鸽

信鴿
xìngē
noun #22,508

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 carrier pigeon
  2. 2 homing pigeon
  3. 3 messenger pigeon

Examples

HSK 6
Gǔdài jūnduì cháng yòng xìngē lái chuándì xiāoxi.
Ancient armies often used carrier pigeons to relay messages.
HSK 7-9
Zhè zhī xùnliàn-yǒusù de xìngē bǎ xìnjiàn dài dào le yuǎnfāng.
This well-trained carrier pigeon carried the letter to a distant place.

Tips

history
Carrier pigeons have been used in China for thousands of years. They were especially vital during wartime, including in the Sino-Japanese War, when modern communication lines were unreliable.

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