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。

Èwēnkè rén fàngyǎng 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