瞪羚

dènglíng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 gazelle

Examples

HSK 6
Dènglíng bēnpǎo de sùdù jí kuài.
Gazelles run extremely fast.
HSK 7-9
Dènglíng shì Fēizhōu cǎoyuán shàng chángjiàn de shícǎodòngwù.
Gazelles are common herbivores on the African savanna.

Tips

memory
(dèng) = 'to stare wide-eyed' - gazelles are famous for their huge, alert eyes. (líng) = 'antelope' (also in 羚羊 'antelope'). So: 'wide-eyed antelope.'
culture
In Chinese business jargon 瞪羚企业 ('gazelle company') describes a fast-growing high-tech startup, borrowed from David Birch's 1990s economics term, picturing a small company that runs and leaps quickly.

Stroke Order

dèng
líng