Definition

Examples

• 公园里有一只灰色的斑鸠，正在地上找食物。
  Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu yì zhī huīsè de bān jiū, zhèngzài dì shàng zhǎo shíwù.
  There is a gray turtledove in the park looking for food on the ground.
• 斑鸠的叫声很温柔，听起来像在咕咕低语。
  bān jiū de jiàoshēng hěn wēnróu, tīng qǐlái xiàng zài gūgū dīyǔ.
  The cooing of a turtledove is very gentle, sounding like soft murmurs.
• 村民在屋顶上养了一对斑鸠，它们每年都回来筑巢。
  Cūnmín zài wūdǐng shàng yǎng le yí duì bān jiū, tāmen měinián dōu huílai zhù cháo.
  The villagers keep a pair of turtledoves on the roof, and they come back each year to build nests.