信鸽

信鴿
xìngē
noun #22,508

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 carrier pigeon
  2. 2 homing pigeon
  3. 3 messenger pigeon

Examples

Gǔdài jūnduì cháng yòng xìngē lái chuándì xiāoxi.
Ancient armies often used carrier pigeons to relay messages.
Zhè zhī xùnliàn yǒusù de xìngē bǎ xìnjiàn dài dào le yuǎnfāng.
This well-trained carrier pigeon carried the letter to a distant place.

Tips

history
Carrier pigeons have been used in China for thousands of years. They were especially vital during wartime, including in the Sino-Japanese War, when modern communication lines were unreliable.

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