真海豚

zhēnhǎitún

noun

Measure Word

一只真海豚 zhī

Meanings

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

Characters

small pig / porpoise

Examples

真海豚常常成群结队地在远海游动。

Zhēnhǎitún chángcháng chéngqún jiéduì de zài yuǎnhǎi yóudòng.

Common dolphins often travel in large pods in the open sea.

我们在船边看到一群真海豚跃出水面。

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

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

Stroke Order

真 zhēn

海 hǎi

豚 tún