To attain gradually in Chinese: 驯 (xùn)

xùn

to attain gradually

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to attain gradually
  2. 2to tame
  3. 3Taiwan pr. [xún]

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ㄒㄩㄣˋ

xùn

/ x/ ü/ enˋ/ fourth tone

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  • 他成功驯服了那匹野马。

    tā chéng gōng xùn fú le nà pǐ yě mǎ。

    He successfully tamed that wild horse.

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