街鸽

街鴿
jiēgē
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 street pigeon; feral rock dove (Columba livia) living in urban areas

Examples

HSK 3
Jiēgē yǐjīng wánquán shìyìng le chéngshì shēnghuó.
Street pigeons have completely adapted to city life.
HSK 7-9
Guǎngchǎng shàng yǒu hěnduō jiēgē zài mìshí.
There are lots of street pigeons foraging in the square.

Tips

usage
街鸽 is the feral descendant of domesticated rock doves - the Trafalgar Square / Venice San Marco pigeon. In Chinese cities 街鸽 is distinguished from 家鸽 (domestic homing pigeons) and 野鸽 (wild rock dove).

Stroke Order

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