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

HSK 7-9

真海豚常常成群结队地在远海游动。

Zhēnhǎitún chángcháng chéngqúnjiéduì de zài yuǎn hǎi yóudòng.

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

HSK 7-9

我们在船边看到一群真海豚跃出水面。

Wǒmen zài chuán biān kàndào yī qún zhēnhǎitún yuè chū 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