西德长毛兔

西德長毛兔

xīdéchángmáotù

noun

Measure Word

一只西德长毛兔 zhī

Meanings

1 West German Angora rabbit, a breed raised for fine long wool

Characters

Germany (short form)

Examples

西德长毛兔产的兔毛质量很高。

Xīdéchángmáotù chǎn de tùmáo zhìliàng hěn gāo.

The wool from West German Angora rabbits is of very high quality.

农场引进了一批西德长毛兔。

Nóngchǎng yǐnjìnle yī pī xīdéchángmáotù.

The farm introduced a batch of West German Angora rabbits.

Tips

culture

西德 ('West Germany') dates the name to the Cold War era, when the strain was imported into China from West Germany in the 1980s. The name stuck even after reunification and is still used in Chinese rabbit-wool industry standards.

Stroke Order

西 xī

德 dé

长 cháng

毛 máo

兔 tù