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驯服
xùnfú
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English Definitionto tame; tame; docile
Simplified Script驯服
Traditional Script馴服
Pinyinxùnfú
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄈㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)seon4fuk6
Word Decomposition
驯xùnto attain gradually; to tame
服fúclothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes

Related Words

Words With Same Head Word    
驯鹿xùnlùreindeer
驯化xùnhuàto tame; to domesticate
驯养xùnyǎngto domesticate; to raise and train
驯顺xùnshùntame; docile
驯良xùnliángdocile; tame
Words With Same Tail Word    
克服kèfú(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer; to put up with; to endure
佩服pèifúto admire
礼服lǐfúceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)
西服xīfúsuit; Western-style clothes (historical usage)
屈服qūfúto surrender; to succumb; to yield; (as a transitive verb) to defeat; to prevail over
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