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

中华对角羚只分布在青海湖周边。

Zhōnghuá duìjiǎolíng zhǐ fēnbù zài Qīnghǎihú zhōubiān.

Przewalski's gazelle is found only around Qinghai Lake.

中华对角羚是世界上最濒危的有蹄类之一。

Zhōnghuá duìjiǎolíng shì shìjiè shàng zuì bīnwēi de yǒutílèi zhī yī.

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