宠物
chǒng wù
Pinyin

Definition

宠物
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chǒng wù
  1. house pet

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shì wù
  1. 1 thing
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
rén wù
  1. 1 person
  2. 2 character (in a play, novel etc)
  3. 3 protagonist
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
dòng wù
  1. 1 animal
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún],個|个[gè]
chǒng wù
  1. 1 house pet
zhí wù
  1. 1 plant
  2. 2 vegetation
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
  1. 1 thing
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 matter
  4. 4 abbr. for physics 物理
wù pǐn
  1. 1 articles
  2. 2 goods
  3. 3 materials
wù lǐ
  1. 1 physics
  2. 2 physical
wù yǔ
  1. 1 monogatari
  2. 2 epic narrative (Japanese literary form)
wù zhì
  1. 1 matter
  2. 2 substance
  3. 3 material
  4. 4 materialistic
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
shēng wù
  1. 1 organism
  2. 2 living creature
  3. 3 life form
  4. 4 biological
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
lǐ wù
  1. 1 gift
  2. 2 present
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn],個|个[gè],份[fèn]
gòu wù
  1. 1 shopping
shí wù
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
jià lián wù měi
  1. 1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
Lì wù pǔ
  1. 1 Liverpool (England)
dòng wù yuán
  1. 1 zoo
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
dòng wù xìng
  1. 1 animacy
huà hé wù
  1. 1 chemical compound
bó wù yuàn
  1. 1 museum

Idioms (20)

一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
  1. 1 lit. one object bests another object
  2. 2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
  3. 3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
  1. 1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
  1. 1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
博物洽闻
bó wù qià wén
  1. 1 to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
  1. 1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
  1. 1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
  2. 2 in the bag
  3. 3 (as good as) in one's possession
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
  1. 1 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
天低吴楚,眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
  1. 1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
恃才傲物
shì cái ào wù
  1. 1 to be inordinately proud of one's ability
  2. 2 to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom)
探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù
  1. 1 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
  2. 2 in the bag
格物致知
gé wù zhì zhī
  1. 1 to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end
残民害物
cán mín hài wù
  1. 1 to harm people and damage property (idiom)
物以稀为贵
wù yǐ xī wéi guì
  1. 1 the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
物以类聚
wù yǐ lèi jù
  1. 1 similar things come together (idiom); like draws like
  2. 2 Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚,人以群分
wù yǐ lèi jù , rén yǐ qún fēn
  1. 1 Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.
物各有主
wù gè yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 everything has a rightful owner (idiom)
物极必反
wù jí bì fǎn
  1. 1 when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
玩物丧志
wán wù sàng zhì
  1. 1 lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress
  2. 2 excessive attention to trivia saps the will
睹物思人
dǔ wù sī rén
  1. 1 seeing an object makes one miss its owner (idiom)
空洞无物
kōng dòng wú wù
  1. 1 empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance
  2. 2 nothing new to show

Sample Sentences

仓鼠还好,这么小。还有人养蛇,猫头鹰之类的宠物。
cāngshǔ hái hǎo ,zhème xiǎo 。hái yǒu rén yǎng shé ,māotóuyīng zhīlèi de chǒngwù 。
Hamsters aren't so bad because they're so little. Some people keep snakes and owls and stuff as pets.
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我昨天去宠物店买了我的第一只宠物。
wǒ zuótiān qù chǒngwù diàn mǎi le wǒ de dì yī zhī chǒngwù 。
I went to the pet store yesterday to buy my first pet.
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都不是,我买了你绝对想不到的宠物,我买了蛇。
dōu bù shì ,wǒ mǎi le nǐ juéduì xiǎngbùdào de chǒngwù ,wǒ mǎi le shé 。
It's neither, I've bought a pet you'll never think of, I bought a snake.
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吓死宝宝了!为什么买那么奇怪的宠物?
xiàsǐ bǎobao le !wèishénme mǎi nàme qíguài de chǒngwù ?
Don't scare your bae! Why did you buy such a strange pet?
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听说你上个月也开始养宠物了?
tīngshuō nǐ shàng gè yuè yě kāishǐ yǎng chǒngwù le ?
I hear that last month you also got a pet?
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我正在跟周三的志工联系,联络上了我会立刻通知您。另外,想请问一下您家里有没有养宠物?
wǒ zhèngzài gēn zhōusān de zhìgōng liánxì ,liánluò shàng le wǒ huì lìkè tōngzhī nín 。lìngwài ,xiǎng qǐngwèn yīxià nín jiālǐ yǒumeiyǒu yǎng chǒngwù ?
I'm just getting in touch with Wednesday's volunteers. When I get hold of them I'll let you know. Also, do you have a pet at home?
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家庭收入达不到当地最低标准的话,可以申请。不过审核条件相当严格,比如有的城市规定养宠物的人不能申请低保,有的地方规定家里有空调都不能申请低保,还有规定不能买手机,反正任何非生活必需品都不能有。
jiātíng shōurù dá bu dào dāngdì zuìdī biāozhǔn dehuà ,kěyǐ shēnqǐng 。bùguò shěnhé tiáojiàn xiāngdāng yángé ,bǐrú yǒude chéngshì guīdìng yǎng chǒngwù de rén bùnéng shēnqǐng dībǎo ,yǒude dìfang guīdìng jiālǐ yǒu kōngtiáo dōu bùnéng shēnqǐng dī bǎo ,háiyǒu guīdìng bùnéng mǎi shǒujī ,fǎnzhèng rènhé fēi shēnghuó bìxūpǐn dōu bùnéng yǒu 。
If a family's income doesn't meet that area's lowest standard, they can apply. However, the examination criteria are very strict. For example, some cities stipulate that someone who keeps a pet can't apply for welfare. Some places stipulate that homes with air conditioners can't apply for welfare. And some stipulate that one can't have bought a cell phone. Anyway, you can't have anything that's not necessary for living.
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然后狗狗啊,猫啊这种宠物也很可爱。
ránhòu gǒugou a ,māo a zhèzhǒng chǒngwù yě hěn kě ài 。
Puppies, kittens and other kinds of pets are also very cute.
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你可以跟狗狗坐同一趟航班。入境之后机场出入境检疫局会现场检查。如果一切OK,还要把宠物送到他们指定的地方隔离。
nǐ kěyǐ gēn gǒugou zuò tóng yī tàng hángbān 。rùjìng zhīhòu jīchǎng chūrùjìng jiǎnyì jú huì xiànchǎng jiǎnchá 。rúguǒ yīqiè OK ,hái yào bǎ chǒngwù sòngdào tāmen zhǐdìng de dìfang gélí 。
You and the dog can take the same flight. After you've entered the country, the 'Administration of Entry and Exit Inspection and Quarantine' at the airport will do an examination on the spot. If everything is OK, the dog will still have to be sent to a designated place to be quarantined.
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那这7天能去看宠物吗?
nà zhè qī tiān néng qù kàn chǒngwù ma ?
Then can I visit my pet during the 7 days?
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