驯 (xùn) — to tame (an animal or one's temper); to attain gradually (literary)
Definition
驯 means to tame — typically a wild animal (tiger, horse), or figuratively one's temper or emotions. It's almost always followed by 服 (驯服) and reads as more literary than 训.
verb
to tame (an animal or one's temper)to attain gradually (literary)
Easily confused
Examples
- ，。Zhè zhī lǎo hǔ hěn nán xùn fú, xū yào hěn duō shí jiān hé nài xīn.This tiger is very hard to tame; it requires a lot of time and patience.
- ，。Tā yòng le liǎng nián xùn fú nà pǐ mǎ, xiàn zài tā hěn tīng huà.She spent two years taming that horse, and now it is very obedient.
- ，。Tā xué huì le xùn fú zì jǐ de pí qi, bú zài qīng yì fā huǒ.He learned to tame his own temper and no longer gets angry easily.
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