驯服

馴服

xùnfú

verb #13,438

Meanings

1 to tame; to domesticate
2 tame; docile

Characters

to tame; docile

to submit; to obey

Examples

HSK 6

他花了很长时间才驯服了那匹野马。

Tā huā le hěn cháng shíjiān cái xùnfú le nà pǐ yěmǎ.

It took him a long time to tame that wild horse.

HSK 6

这只猫很驯服，从不抓人。

Zhè zhī māo hěn xùnfú, cóngbù zhuā rén.

This cat is very tame and never scratches people.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 驯服 (xùnfú, to tame) with 训服 - the correct character is 驯 (with the horse radical 马), not 训.

Stroke Order

驯 xùn

服 fú