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(coll.) silly but cute husky (dog)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *獢* | 獢* | *獢
dog
Dalmatian (dog breed)
husky (sled dog)
(coll.) dog
dog show
(formal) dog (used in official documents, news reports etc)
lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom) / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
(coll.) skewers; barbecued food on sticks; (in Sichuan) Sichuan-style hotpot skewers (abbr. for 串串香) / (coll.) non-pedigree pet (esp. dog or cat); mutt; mixed-breed cat
Chinese rural dog / indigenous dog / mongrel
(idiom) unwilling to let go / like a dog with a bone / dogged
search and rescue dog
broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg
lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom) / fig. torrent of abuse
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom) / to pilfer / to dally with women / to have affairs
Samoyed (dog)
native dog / mole cricket (colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa 螻蛄|蝼蛄)
Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom) / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
dog-eat-dog / dogfight
(coll.) to get one's just deserts / to serve sb right / to get one's share of (good or bad things) / every dog has its day
to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc) / to adopt (a child) / adoption
HSK 6
Dalmatian (dog breed)
mastiff (dog breed)
a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom) / to be driven to desperate action
six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog.
(Internet slang) to be dog-tired
female dog / bitch
lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom) / fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard
a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom) / to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *猃* | 猃* | *猃
a kind of dog with a long snout / see 獫狁|猃狁
Great Dane (dog breed)
stray dog
Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) / fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy / to hit sb when he's down
lit. secondary foreigner / (derogatory term for Chinese Christians and others associated with foreigners, used at the time of the Boxer Rebellion) / (coll.) westernized Chinese person / (derog.) person of mixed Chinese and Russian blood / (slang) Ukraine / German shepherd dog / (dialect) two-year-old goat
child; kid / (slang) furry pet (such as a dog or cat)
Pekingese (dog breed)
pekingese (dog) / (fig.) sycophant / lackey
to beat a dog and bully its owner / fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate
lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also called
pug (breed of dog)
hunting dog / hound / (fig.) running dog / lackey
downward-facing dog (yoga pose)
to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom) / to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *哈* | 哈* | *哈
(interj.) ha! / (onom. for laughter) / (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore / (bound form) husky (dog) (abbr. for 哈士奇)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尨* | 尨* | *尨
shaggy dog / striped
lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom) / fig. to flush (one's money or efforts) down the toilet / to kiss sth goodbye
long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc)
if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
guide dog (for the blind) / Seeing Eye dog
pug (breed of dog)
dog door
setter (dog breed)
hot dog (loanword)
dog meat
Chihuahua (dog)
lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom) / fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel
dog tag
leopard cat / raccoon dog / palm civet
police dog
pug (breed of dog)
male husky (dog)
(of a dog) to hold a frisbee in its mouth / (fig.) derogatory nickname given to Hu Xijin 胡錫進|胡锡进 for doing the CCP's bidding as editor of the "Global Times"
dog breed
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *猲* | 猲* | *猲
short-snout dog
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *獞* | 獞* | *獞
name of a variety of dog / wild tribes in South China
mad dog / rabid dog
(coll.) dog; doggie
golden retriever (dog breed)
dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
lit. a dog who catches mice / to be meddlesome (idiom)
lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well. / like father, like son
lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom) / fig. to lead an undignified life; to resort to any means for personal gain
wild dog / feral dog / stray dog
lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom) / fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
dog (Internet slang)
a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom) / to ill reward a person's kindness
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *狗* | 狗* | *狗
HSK 2
Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan
beloved pet dog
pet food bowl / dog bowl
upward-facing dog (yoga pose)
sniffer dog
dog bite; injury sustained in a dog attack
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *犼* | 犼* | *犼
mythical man-eating creature resembling a dog
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *犬* | 犬* | *犬
dog / Kangxi radical 94
hunting dog
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *貉* | 貉* | *貉
raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also pr. [hao2]
dog show
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *叼* | 叼* | *叼
to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)
HSK 7-9
lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom) / fig. faithful service
(of a dog etc) to guard its food
precious fur obtained from skin of raccoon dog after removing hard bristle
male dog
dog door; dog flap

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