驯

xùn · xun

Traditional 馴

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)匹(pǐ)马(mǎ)很(hěn)难(nán)驯(xùn),需(xū)要(yào)很(hěn)多(duō)耐(nài)心(xīn)。

This horse is hard to tame and requires a lot of patience.

02

他(tā)花(huā)了(le)几(jǐ)个(gè)月(yuè)才(cái)驯(xùn)服(fú)这(zhè)只(zhī)野(yě)猫(māo)。

It took him several months to tame this wild cat.

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