真海豚

zhēnhǎitún
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
  2. 2 short-beaked common dolphin

Examples

Zhēnhǎitún chángcháng chéngqún jiéduì de zài yuǎnhǎi yóudòng.
Common dolphins often travel in large pods in the open sea.
Wǒmen zài chuán biān kàndào yī qún zhēnhǎitún yuèchū shuǐmiàn.
We saw a pod of common dolphins leaping out of the water beside the boat.

Tips

usage
('true, genuine') marks Delphinus delphis as the type species of the genus Delphinus — the original 'dolphin' against which other species are named. Contrast with 海豚 (bottlenose) and 海豚 (porpoise).

Stroke Order

zhēn
hǎi
tún