How To Say Dog In Chinese?

The most common way to say dog in Chinese

There are many ways to say dog in Chinese, but the most common way is 狗 [gǒu].
母狗 [mǔ gǒu] – Female dog.
公狗 [gōng gǒu] – Male dog.
小狗 [xiǎo gǒu] – Puppy.
For example:

The basic information of dog in Chinese

Dog in Chinese: 狗
Dog in pinyin: [gǒu]
Tone: Third
Radical: 犭
Component: 句
Stroke Count: 8
Structure: Left to right
Usage: ★★★★

The glyph evolution of dog in Chinese

The glyph contrast of dog in Chinese

The order of strokes of dog in Chinese

The calligraphy of dog in Chinese

Dog-related phrases in Chinese

1. 狗熊 [gǒu xióng] – Black bear.

2. 猎狗 [liè gǒu] – Hunting dog.
3. 狼狗 [láng gǒu] – Wolf dog.
4. 疯狗 [fēng gǒu] – Mad dog.
5. 热狗 [rè gǒu] – Hot dog.

6. 狐朋狗友 [hú péng gǒu yǒu] – Evil associates. Bad friends.
7. 狗急跳墙 [gǒu jí tiào qiáng] – It literally means dog jumping off the wall. And it actually means cornered beast will do something desperate.
8. 单身狗 [dān shēn gǒu] – It literally means single dog. But now it often means people who are single.

9. 撒狗粮 [sǎ gǒu liáng] – It literally means scattering dog food. But now it often means displaying love in public.
10. 累成狗 [lèi chéng gǒu] – Tired like a dog. Extremely tired.

11. 狗拿耗子 [gǒu ná hào zǐ] – It literally means dog catching mouse. And it actually means interfering in someone else’s affairs.
12. 狗嘴里吐不出象牙 [gǒu zuǐ lǐ tǔ bù chū xiàng yá] – A filthy mouth cannot utter decent language. No good words are to be expected from a scoundrel.
13. 阿猫阿狗 [ā māo ā gǒu] – It literally means a cat or a dog. And it actually means some unimportant people.

Other expressions of dog in Chinese

1. 狗狗 [gǒu gǒu] / 狗子 [gǒu zǐ] – Dog.

2. 犬 [quǎn] – Dog.

3. 汪星人 [wāng xīng rén] – Dog.

4. 汪汪 [wāng wāng] – Dog.

5. 幸运儿 [xìng yùn ér] – Lucky dog.

Types of working dogs in Chinese

1. 警犬 [jǐng quǎn] – Police dog.
2. 缉毒犬 [jī dú quǎn] – Drug dog.
3. 导盲犬 [dǎo máng quǎn] – Guide dog.
4. 搜救犬 [sōu jiù quǎn] – Search and rescue dog.
5. 牧羊犬 [mù yáng quǎn] – Shepherd dog. Sheepdog.
6. 猎犬 [liè quǎn] – Hound.
7. 军犬 [jūn quǎn] – Army dog. Military dog.

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