驯化

馴化

xùnhuà

verb #33,401

Meanings

1 to tame
2 to domesticate (an animal or plant)

Characters

to transform; -ize / -ify suffix

Examples

狗是人类最早驯化的动物之一。

Gǒu shì rénlèi zuì zǎo xùnhuà de dòngwù zhīyī.

Dogs are among the earliest animals domesticated by humans.

野生稻经过几千年才被驯化成现代水稻。

Yěshēng dào jīngguò jǐqiān nián cái bèi xùnhuà chéng xiàndài shuǐdào.

Wild rice took thousands of years to be domesticated into modern rice.

Tips

usage

驯化 is the scientific/biological term — used in archaeology, agriculture, and biology articles. For taming an individual animal as a pet or for performance, 训练 'to train' or 驯服 'to break in / subdue' is more natural.

Stroke Order

驯 xùn

化 huà