中华对角羚

中華對角羚

zhōnghuáduìjiǎolíng

noun

Measure Word

一只中华对角羚 zhī

Meanings

1 Przewalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii)
2 a critically endangered gazelle endemic to China

Characters

antelope, gazelle

Examples

HSK 7-9

中华对角羚只分布在青海湖周边。

Zhōnghuáduìjiǎolíng zhǐ fēnbù zài Qīnghǎi hú zhōubiān.

Przewalski's gazelle is found only around Qinghai Lake.

HSK 7-9

中华对角羚是世界上最濒危的有蹄类之一。

Zhōnghuáduìjiǎolíng shì shìjiè shàng zuì bīnwēi de yǒu tí lèi zhīyī.

Przewalski's gazelle is one of the world's most endangered ungulates.

Tips

culture

The Chinese name 对角羚 ('paired-horn gazelle') refers to the inward-curving horn tips of the males, which nearly touch above the head. Numbers crashed below 300 in the 1990s; conservation on the Qinghai Lake shore has since brought them back above 3,000.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

华 huá

对 duì

角 jiǎo

羚 líng