狗
gǒu
dog
Type: NounsHSK 1
Radical 犭 (dog) + 句 (phonetic). The dog was a very common animal in ancient China.
The dog is the eleventh animal of the Chinese zodiac. Though dogs are beloved pets in the West, in some Chinese expressions 狗 is derogatory (走狗 = lackey). As a pet, though, people say 狗狗 to make it affectionate.
犭quǎndog
句jùsentence
我喜欢狗。
Wǒ xǐhuan gǒu.
I like dogs.
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