小狗
xiǎo gǒu
Pinyin

Definition

小狗
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xiǎo gǒu
  1. pup
  2. puppy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

小
xiǎo
  1. 1 small
  2. 2 tiny
  3. 3 few
  4. 4 young
小小
xiǎo xiǎo
  1. 1 very small
  2. 2 very few
  3. 3 very minor
小时
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
狗
gǒu
  1. 1 dog
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],條|条[tiáo]
大小
dà xiǎo
  1. 1 dimension
  2. 2 magnitude
  3. 3 size
  4. 4 measurement
  5. 5 large and small
  6. 6 at any rate
  7. 7 adults and children
  8. 8 consideration of seniority
小丑
xiǎo chǒu
  1. 1 clown
小事
xiǎo shì
  1. 1 trifle
  2. 2 trivial matter
  3. 3 CL:點|点[diǎn]
小伙
xiǎo huǒ
  1. 1 young guy
  2. 2 lad
  3. 3 youngster
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
小伙子
xiǎo huǒ zi
  1. 1 young man
  2. 2 young guy
  3. 3 lad
  4. 4 youngster
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
小便
xiǎo biàn
  1. 1 to urinate
  2. 2 to pass water
  3. 3 urine
小偷
xiǎo tōu
  1. 1 thief
小儿
xiǎo ér
  1. 1 young child
  2. 2 (humble) my son
小区
xiǎo qū
  1. 1 neighborhood
  2. 2 district
小吃
xiǎo chī
  1. 1 snack
  2. 2 refreshments
  3. 3 CL:家[jiā]
小品
xiǎo pǐn
  1. 1 short, simple literary or artistic creation
  2. 2 essay
  3. 3 skit
小型
xiǎo xíng
  1. 1 small scale
  2. 2 small size
小妹
xiǎo mèi
  1. 1 little sister
  2. 2 girl
  3. 3 (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
小姐
xiǎo jie
  1. 1 young lady
  2. 2 miss
  3. 3 (slang) prostitute
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
小姨
xiǎo yí
  1. 1 (coll.) wife's younger sister
  2. 2 sister-in-law
小子
xiǎo zǐ
  1. 1 (literary) youngster
  2. 2 (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation)
  3. 3 (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)

Idioms (20)

上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
人模狗样
rén mó gǒu yàng
  1. 1 (idiom) to pose
  2. 2 to put on airs
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
  1. 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
偷鸡摸狗
tōu jī mō gǒu
  1. 1 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
  2. 2 to pilfer
  3. 3 to dally with women
  4. 4 to have affairs
兔死狗烹
tù sǐ gǒu pēng
  1. 1 lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
  1. 1 poor people (idiom)
  2. 2 those who live from hand to mouth
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
  1. 1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
大事化小，小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
  1. 1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
大处着眼，小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
  1. 1 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
  1. 1 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗
jià jī suí jī , jià gǒu suí gǒu
  1. 1 if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
  1. 1 (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
小人得志
xiǎo rén dé zhì
  1. 1 lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
小作怡情，大作伤身
xiǎo zuò yí qíng , dà zuò shāng shēn
  1. 1 a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)
小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn
  1. 1 reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
  2. 2 absence makes the heart grow fonder

Sample Sentences

给小狗吃东西，以免他饿死。
gěi gǒugou chī dōngxi ，yǐmiǎn tā è sǐ 。
Give the dog something to eat so that he won't starve to death.
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好棒喔，是小狗？还是小猫？我记得你有点怕狗。
hǎo bàng ō ，shì xiǎogǒu ？háishì xiǎomāo ？wǒ jìde nǐ yǒudiǎnr pà gǒu 。
That's great, is it a puppy? Or a kitten? I remember you are a little scared of dogs.
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强尼是小狗吗？
Qiángní shì xiǎogǒu ma ？
Johnny is a puppy?
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小狗小猫真可爱！
xiǎogǒu xiǎomāo zhēn kě ài ！
Puppies and kittens are so cute!
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那应该抓来结扎，还有大力宣导不要随便弃养，我觉得最糟糕的就是那些因为小狗长大了，不可爱了，就把狗丢掉的人。
nà yīnggāi zhuā lái jiézā ，háiyǒu dàlì xuāndǎo bú yào suíbiàn qìyǎng ，wǒ juéde zuì zāogāo de jiùshì nàxiē yīnwèi xiǎogǒu zhǎngdà le ，bù kě ài le ，jiù bǎ gǒu diūdiào de rén 。
Then they should capture them and spay them and spread awareness that people shouldn't abandon their pet dogs. I think that the people who abandon their dogs when they get older and they're no longer cute are the most despicable.
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有的人会把小狗看作是自己的孩子。
yǒude rén huì bǎ xiǎogǒu kànzuò shì zìjǐ de háizi 。
Some people treat their puppies as their children.
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听到主人回来了，小狗立刻就出来了。
tīngdào zhǔrén huílai le ，xiǎogǒu lìkè jiù chūlái le 。
Having heard that its master had returned, the puppy immediately came out.
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先生你好，有没有看到过一只黑色小狗？
xiānsheng nǐhǎo ，yǒumeiyǒu kàndào guo yī zhī hēisè xiǎogǒu ？
Hello, sir. Have you seen a black puppy?
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放张小狗照片，要大的，清楚的。旁边写你的联系方式。
fàng zhāng xiǎogǒu zhàopiàn ，yào dà de ，qīngchǔ de 。pángbiān xiě nǐ de liánxì fāngshì 。
Put a picture of the puppy on it. You need one that's big and clear. Write your contact information next to it.
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有的人喜欢给小狗穿鞋或者穿衣服，这就是一件很画蛇添足的事情。
yǒude rén xǐhuan gěi xiǎogǒu chuān xié huòzhě chuān yīfu ，zhè jiù shì yī jiàn hěn huàshétiānzú de shìqing 。
The way some people like to make their puppies wear shoes and clothes is really unnecessary and excessive.
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