狗
gǒu
Pinyin

Definition

狗
 - 
gǒu
  1. dog
  2. CL:隻|只[zhī],條|条[tiáo]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

狗
gǒu
  1. 1 dog
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],條|条[tiáo]
小狗
xiǎo gǒu
  1. 1 pup
  2. 2 puppy
搜狗
Sōu gǒu
  1. 1 Sougou (searching dog) search engine, www.sogou.com
狗仔
gǒu zǎi
  1. 1 paparazzi
狗屁
gǒu pì
  1. 1 bullshit
  2. 2 nonsense
狗屎
gǒu shǐ
  1. 1 canine excrement
  2. 2 dog poo
  3. 3 bullshit
狗窝
gǒu wō
  1. 1 doghouse
  2. 2 kennel
狗肉
gǒu ròu
  1. 1 dog meat
狗腿
gǒu tuǐ
  1. 1 lackey
  2. 2 henchman
  3. 3 to kiss up to
狗血
gǒu xiě
  1. 1 melodramatic
  2. 2 contrived
遛狗
liù gǒu
  1. 1 to walk a dog
人模狗样
rén mó gǒu yàng
  1. 1 (idiom) to pose
  2. 2 to put on airs
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
哈巴狗
hǎ bā gǒu
  1. 1 pekingese (dog)
  2. 2 (fig.) sycophant
  3. 3 lackey
打狗
Dǎ gǒu
  1. 1 Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄[Gāo xióng] in the southwest of Taiwan
打落水狗
dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu
  1. 1 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy
  3. 3 to hit sb when he's down
沙皮狗
shā pí gǒu
  1. 1 Chinese shar-pei (dog breed)
海狗
hǎi gǒu
  1. 1 fur seal
热狗
rè gǒu
  1. 1 hot dog (loanword)

Idioms (20)

人模狗样
rén mó gǒu yàng
  1. 1 (idiom) to pose
  2. 2 to put on airs
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
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.
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)
引狗入寨
yǐn gǒu rù zhài
  1. 1 to lead the dog into the village (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
  1. 1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
打落水狗
dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu
  1. 1 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy
  3. 3 to hit sb when he's down
指鸡骂狗
zhǐ jī mà gǒu
  1. 1 lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make indirect criticisms
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
  1. 1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cheat
  3. 3 dishonest advertising
  4. 4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
狐朋狗友
hú péng gǒu yǒu
  1. 1 a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels
狐群狗党
hú qún gǒu dǎng
  1. 1 a skulk of foxes, a pack of dogs (idiom)
  2. 2 a gang of rogues
狗仗人势
gǒu zhàng rén shì
  1. 1 a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others
狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心
gǒu yǎo Lu:3 Dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn
  1. 1 a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)
  2. 2 to ill reward a person's kindness
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
  1. 1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
  2. 2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
狗尾续貂
gǒu wěi xù diāo
  1. 1 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
狗急跳墙
gǒu jí tiào qiáng
  1. 1 a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom)
  2. 2 to be driven to desperate action
狗拿耗子
gǒu ná hào zi
  1. 1 lit. a dog who catches mice
  2. 2 to be meddlesome (idiom)
狗改不了吃屎
gǒu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ
  1. 1 lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. bad habits are hard to change
狗窦大开
gǒu dòu dà kāi
  1. 1 dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)

Sample Sentences

狗呢？
gǒu ne ？
What about dogs?
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我不喜欢狗。
wǒ bù xǐhuan gǒu 。
I don’t like dogs.
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他在每一次喂狗吃肉之前都会响一次铃，狗有肉吃就会流口水，久而久之，狗一听到铃声就知道有肉可吃，就会不自主地流下口水。
tā zài měi yīcì wèi gǒu chī ròu zhīqián dōu huì xiǎng yīcì líng ，gǒu yǒu ròu chī jiù huì liú kǒushuǐ ，jiǔérjiǔzhī ，gǒu yī tīngdào língshēng jiù zhīdào yǒu ròu kě chī ，jiù huì de liú xià kǒushuǐ 。
He rings the bell every time before feeding the dogs. The dogs drool when there's meat to eat. As time passed by, the dogs would know that there's meat to eat once they heard the bell, and they would drool involuntarily.
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平常看他挺老实的，谁也没想到他会干出这样偷鸡摸狗的事。
píngcháng kàn tā tǐng lǎoshi de ，shéi yě méixiǎngdào tā huì gàn chū zhèyàng tōujīmōgǒu de shì 。
He seems to be an honest person so no one expected that he would do such a stealthy thing.
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上次啊，我是帮我爸妈买的，最近都累成狗了，天又凉了，买个新的来犒劳一下自己，我那个都用好几年了，可以光荣退休了。
shàngcì a ，wǒ shì bāng wǒ bà mā mǎi de ，zuìjìn dōu lèichéng gǒu le ，tiān yòu liáng le ，mǎi ge Xīn de lái kàoláo yīxià zìjǐ ，wǒ nàge dōu yòng hǎojǐ nián le ，kěyǐ guāngróng tuìxiū le 。
Last time I bought for my parents. I’m dog tired and the weather has turned cooler so I want to buy a new one to reward myself. The old one has been used for many years now, about time to officially retire it.
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噢，我知道您爱犬心切，可是您饲养那么大的狗，也得为其他怕狗的人着想呀。
ō ，wǒ zhīdào nín àiquǎn xīnqiè ，kěshì nín sìyǎng nàme dà de gǒu ，yě děi wèi qítā pà gǒu de rén zhuóxiǎng ya 。
I know you love your son but you have to consider the feelings of others who are afraid of large dogs.
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喏，我们家狗就是我儿子呀！
nuò ，wǒmen jiā gǒu jiù shì wǒ érzi ya ！
My dog is my son!
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可是您都出来了，在公共场合可要讲规则呀，这里写了：“文明养犬，遛狗牵绳”
kěshì nín dōu chūlái le ，zài gōnggòng chǎnghé kě yào jiǎng guīzé ya ，zhèlǐ xiě le ：“wénmíng yǎng quǎn ，liùgǒu qiānshéng ”
But you have to follow rules when you’re outside. It is written here: "civilised dog care, use a leash”.
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不用等以后了，社区刚好买了一些遛狗绳，国外进口的，我这儿有一根，来给您拴上吧
bùyòng děng yǐhòu le ，shèqū gānghǎo mǎi le yīxiē liùgǒu shéng ，guówài jìnkǒu de ，wǒ zhèr5 yǒu yī gēn ，lái gěi nín shuān shàng ba
You don’t have to wait, I just bought some imported dog leashes and I have one with me now, I’ll give it to you.
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大姐…可是根据规定，不拴住不能遛狗的呀
dàjiě …kěshì gēnjù guīdìng ，bù shuānzhù bùnéng liùgǒu de ya
Hey sister, but according to the rules you can’t walk your dog without a leash.
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