camel
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
camel
literaryA literary or archaic term equivalent to 骆驼, used in classical texts, poetry, or formal literary contexts to refer to the desert camel.
Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
tuó駝
tuó駝
zhǐ指
dài代
shā沙
mò漠
zhī之
zhōu舟
。
Ancient texts often used 'tuotuo' to refer to the ship of the desert.
Sī丝
chóu绸
zhī之
lù路
shàng上
de的
tuó駝
tuó駝
duì队
chéng承
zài载
zhe着
dōng东
xī西
fāng方
wén文
míng明
de的
jiāo交
liú流
。
Caravans of camels on the Silk Road carried the exchange of Eastern and Western civilizations.
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Shī诗
rén人
bǐ笔
xià下
，
tuó駝
tuó駝
shì是
jiān坚
rèn韧
yǔ与
rěn忍
nài耐
de的
xiàng象
zhēng征
。
In the poet's writing, the camel is a symbol of perseverance and endurance.