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

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

野生稻经过几千年才被驯化成现代水稻。

Yěshēng dào jīngguò jǐ qiān 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