驯鹿

馴鹿

xùnlù

noun

Measure Word

一头驯鹿 tóu

Meanings

1 reindeer
2 caribou

Characters

tame, domesticated

Examples

圣诞老人的雪橇是驯鹿拉的。

Shèngdàn lǎorén de xuěqiāo shì xùnlù lā de.

Santa's sleigh is pulled by reindeer.

鄂温克人放养驯鹿。

È wēnkè rén fàng yǎng xùnlù.

The Evenks herd reindeer.

Tips

culture

Famous abroad via Christmas mythology, but native to northeast China too: the 鄂温克 (Evenki) people of Inner Mongolia are the country's only reindeer-herding ethnic group.

Stroke Order

驯 xùn

鹿 lù