Definition of chiru in English:

chiru

noun ˈtʃɪruːˈCHiro͞o

A sandy-coloured Tibetan gazelle with black horns.
藏羚，藏羚羊。亦称TIBETAN ANTELOPE
Pantholops hodgsoni, family Bovidae
Also called Tibetan antelope
Example sentencesExamples
- Four mountaineers in the high steppes of northern Tibet and northeastern China have located the key calving ground of the chiru, a rare Tibetan antelope.
- But Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan says he was inspired by the true story of the chiru - a rare antelope - and the Tibetan volunteers who risk their lives to protect the endangered antelope from poachers.
- The endangered Tibetan antelope or the chiru has been chosen after a fierce global contest as one of the five mascots of the Beijing Olympics 2008.
- The soft wool of a rare Tibetan antelope, the chiru, has been so highly prized that the animal which numbered some million in 1900 is threatened with being hunted to extinction.
- That the chiru - gazelle-like antelopes of Tibet and China - had to be slaughtered to obtain the wool was another matter.

Origin

Late 19th century: probably from Tibetan.

Definition of chiru in US English:

chiru

nounˈCHiro͞o

A sandy-colored gazelle with black horns, found on the Tibetan plateau.
藏羚，藏羚羊。亦称TIBETAN ANTELOPE
Pantholops hodgsoni, family Bovidae
Also called Tibetan antelope
Example sentencesExamples
- But Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan says he was inspired by the true story of the chiru - a rare antelope - and the Tibetan volunteers who risk their lives to protect the endangered antelope from poachers.
- That the chiru - gazelle-like antelopes of Tibet and China - had to be slaughtered to obtain the wool was another matter.
- The soft wool of a rare Tibetan antelope, the chiru, has been so highly prized that the animal which numbered some million in 1900 is threatened with being hunted to extinction.
- Four mountaineers in the high steppes of northern Tibet and northeastern China have located the key calving ground of the chiru, a rare Tibetan antelope.
- The endangered Tibetan antelope or the chiru has been chosen after a fierce global contest as one of the five mascots of the Beijing Olympics 2008.

Origin

Late 19th century: probably from Tibetan.

单词	chiru
释义	Definition of chiru in English: chiru noun ˈtʃɪruːˈCHiro͞o A sandy-coloured Tibetan gazelle with black horns. 藏羚，藏羚羊。亦称TIBETAN ANTELOPE Pantholops hodgsoni, family Bovidae Also called Tibetan antelope Example sentencesExamples Four mountaineers in the high steppes of northern Tibet and northeastern China have located the key calving ground of the chiru, a rare Tibetan antelope. But Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan says he was inspired by the true story of the chiru - a rare antelope - and the Tibetan volunteers who risk their lives to protect the endangered antelope from poachers. The endangered Tibetan antelope or the chiru has been chosen after a fierce global contest as one of the five mascots of the Beijing Olympics 2008. The soft wool of a rare Tibetan antelope, the chiru, has been so highly prized that the animal which numbered some million in 1900 is threatened with being hunted to extinction. That the chiru - gazelle-like antelopes of Tibet and China - had to be slaughtered to obtain the wool was another matter. Origin Late 19th century: probably from Tibetan. Definition of chiru in US English: chiru nounˈCHiro͞o A sandy-colored gazelle with black horns, found on the Tibetan plateau. 藏羚，藏羚羊。亦称TIBETAN ANTELOPE Pantholops hodgsoni, family Bovidae Also called Tibetan antelope Example sentencesExamples But Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan says he was inspired by the true story of the chiru - a rare antelope - and the Tibetan volunteers who risk their lives to protect the endangered antelope from poachers. That the chiru - gazelle-like antelopes of Tibet and China - had to be slaughtered to obtain the wool was another matter. The soft wool of a rare Tibetan antelope, the chiru, has been so highly prized that the animal which numbered some million in 1900 is threatened with being hunted to extinction. Four mountaineers in the high steppes of northern Tibet and northeastern China have located the key calving ground of the chiru, a rare Tibetan antelope. The endangered Tibetan antelope or the chiru has been chosen after a fierce global contest as one of the five mascots of the Beijing Olympics 2008. Origin Late 19th century: probably from Tibetan.
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