超远程鸽

超遠程鴿

chāoyuǎnchénggē

noun

Measure Word

一只超远程鸽 zhī

Meanings

1 ultra-long-distance racing pigeon (typically 1000km+ races)

Characters

distance; journey

Examples

他养的超远程鸽飞了一千五百公里。

Tā yǎng de chāoyuǎnchénggē fēi le yīqiān wǔbǎi gōnglǐ.

The ultra-long-distance racing pigeon he raises flew fifteen hundred kilometers.

超远程鸽比赛考验耐力和方向感。

Chāoyuǎnchénggē bǐsài kǎoyàn nàilì hé fāngxiàng gǎn.

Ultra-long-distance pigeon races test endurance and sense of direction.

Tips

culture

Chinese pigeon racing (信鸽) classifies races by distance: 短程 (under 500km), 中程, 远程, and 超远程 (over 1000km, sometimes over 1500km). Champion 超远程鸽 can sell for hundreds of thousands of yuan.

Stroke Order

超 chāo

远 yuǎn

程 chéng

鸽 gē