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docile

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

wen1xun2 wēnxún

Meaning


Primary

docile

Alternatives

meek, tame

Mnemonic


溫馴 Docile describes an animal that has been 馴 tamed and as a result has a personality that stays at the same figurative warm 溫 temperature.

Usage


這 隻 小羊 很 溫馴, 不會 咬人。

This little lamb is very docile and won't bite.

她 喜歡 養 溫馴 的 動物。

She likes to raise docile animals.

那 匹 馬 經過 訓練, 現在 變 得 很 溫馴。

That horse has become very docile after training.