斑鸠 (bān jiū) — turtledove (a species of bird in the genus Streptopelia)

Definition

Examples

• 公园里有一只灰色的斑鸠，正在地上找食物。
  Gōng yuán lǐ yǒu yì zhī huī sè de bān jiū, zhèng zài dì shàng zhǎo shí wù.
  There is a gray turtledove in the park looking for food on the ground.
• 斑鸠的叫声很温柔，听起来像在咕咕低语。
  bān jiū De jiào shēng hěn wēn róu, tīng qǐ lái xiàng zài gū gū dī yǔ.
  The cooing of a turtledove is very gentle, sounding like soft murmurs.
• 村民在屋顶上养了一对斑鸠，它们每年都回来筑巢。
  Cūn mín zài wū dǐng shàng yǎng le yí duì bān jiū, tā men měi nián dōu huí lái zhù cháo.
  The villagers keep a pair of turtledoves on the roof, and they come back each year to build nests.

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