胴体 (dòng tī) — trunk (of a slaughtered animal)
Definition
Literally 'body trunk', used in butchery (carcasses of pigs, cows) and anatomy. In everyday life people say 身体 or 躯干 instead.
noun
trunk (of a slaughtered animal)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 胴体,。Zhè zhī zhū de dòng tī hěn zhòng, dà yuē yǒu wǔ shí gōng jīn.The trunk of this pig is very heavy, about fifty kilograms.
- 胴体。Chú shī bǎ dòng tī qiē chéng kuài yòng lái zhǔ tāng.The chef cut the trunk into pieces to make soup.
- ,胴体。Jiě pōu kè shàng, xué shēng men zǐ xì dì guān chá zhe niú de dòng tī.In anatomy class, the students carefully observed the trunk of a cow.
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