野狗 yě gǒu wild dog / feral dog / stray dog 爆炸物嗅探犬 explosive detection dog / explosive detector dog / explosive sensing dog 赛跑 賽跑 sài pǎo race (running) / to race (running) 日行灯 日行燈 daytime running lights / daytime running lamps 自由犬 free-running dog 自由走动的嗅雷犬 自由走動的嗅雷犬 free-running dog 导盲犬 導盲犬 dǎo máng quǎn guide dog (for the blind) / Seeing Eye dog 狗咬狗 gǒu yǎo gǒu dog-eat-dog / dogfight 疯犬 瘋犬 fēng quǎn mad dog / rabid dog 探雷犬嗅探 tàn léi quǎn xiù tàn mine dog detection / dog detection 缉毒犬 緝毒犬 jī dú quǎn drug detector dog / sniffer dog 训犬员 訓犬員 xùn quǎn yuán dog handler / mine-detection dog handler 一对探雷犬 一對探雷犬 mine-dog set / dog set 探雷犬小组 探雷犬小組 mine-dog group / dog group 嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗 嫁雞隨雞，嫁狗隨狗 jià jī suí jī , jià gǒu suí gǒu if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom) 中华田园犬 中華田園犬 zhōng huá tián yuán quǎn Chinese rural dog / indigenous dog / mongrel 犬伤 犬傷 quǎn shāng dog bite / injury sustained in a dog attack 狗门 狗門 gǒu mén dog door / dog flap 团团转 團團轉 tuán tuán zhuàn to go round and round / running around in circles / fig. frantically busy syn 鹰犬 鷹犬 yīng quǎn hawks and hounds / (fig.) running dogs / hired thugs syn 哈巴狗 hǎ bā gǒu pekingese (dog) / (fig.) sycophant / lackey syn 挂羊头卖狗肉 掛羊頭賣狗肉 guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) / fig. to cheat / dishonest advertising / wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue syn 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) / fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy / to hit sb when he's down syn 狗腿子 gǒu tuǐ zi dog's leg / fig. one who follows a villain / henchman / hired thug syn 摇尾乞怜 搖尾乞憐 yáo wěi qǐ lián 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 syn 狗尾续貂 狗尾續貂 gǒu wěi xù diāo lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece 咬人狗儿不露齿 咬人狗兒不露齒 yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐ lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance. 丧家之犬 喪家之犬 sàng jiā zhī quǎn lit. stray dog (idiom) / fig. one who has nothing to rely on 引狗入寨 yǐn gǒu rù zhài lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble 狗血淋头 狗血淋頭 gǒu xuè lín tóu lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom) / fig. torrent of abuse 狗嘴里吐不出象牙 狗嘴裏吐不出象牙 gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom) / fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel 狗逮老鼠 gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom) / fig. to be meddlesome 打狗欺主 dǎ gǒu qī zhǔ to beat a dog and bully its owner / fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate 指鸡骂狗 指雞罵狗 zhǐ jī mà gǒu lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom) / fig. to make indirect criticisms syn 狗窦 狗竇 gǒu dòu dog hole / gap caused by missing teeth / fig. den of thieves 狗窦大开 狗竇大開 gǒu dòu dà kāi dog hole wide open (idiom) / fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly) 狗改不了吃屎 gǒu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom) / fig. bad habits are hard to change 占着茅坑不拉屎 占著茅坑不拉屎 zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb) / fig. to be a dog in the manger 白衣苍狗 白衣蒼狗 bái yī cāng gǒu lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom) / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world 打坐坡 dǎ zuò pō (of a horse, dog etc) to sit back on one's haunches and refuse to be coaxed forward / (of a person) to brace oneself to resist being made to go forward / (fig.) to dig one's heels in 打狗还得看主人 打狗還得看主人 dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén 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 白云苍狗 白雲蒼狗 bái yún cāng gǒu lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom) / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world syn 叼盘 叼盤 diāo pán (of a dog) to hold a frisbee in its mouth / (fig.) derogatory nickname given to Hu Xijin 胡錫進|胡锡进[Hu2 Xi1 jin4] for doing the CCP's bidding as editor of the "Global Times" 咬人的狗不露齿 咬人的狗不露齒 yǎo rén de gǒu bù lòu chǐ lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom) / fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless 癞皮狗 癩皮狗 lài pí gǒu mangy dog / (fig.) loathsome person syn 犬马之劳 犬馬之勞 quǎn mǎ zhī láo lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom) / fig. faithful service syn 肉包子打狗 ròu bāo zi dǎ gǒu 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 关门打狗 關門打狗 guān mén dǎ gǒu lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom) / fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard 蝇营狗苟 蠅營狗苟 yíng yíng - gǒu gǒu 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 syn 累计 累計 lěi jì to calculate the running total / cumulative / the total / in total syn 流水 liú shuǐ running water / (business) turnover syn 解说 解說 jiě shuō to explain (verbally) / to give a running commentary syn 挂机 掛機 guà jī to hang up (a phone) / to leave a computer etc running (idling, downloading, or playing a game in one's stead etc) 营运 營運 yíng yùn running / operation (of airport, bus service, business etc) 自来水 自來水 zì lái shuǐ running water / tap water 一连 一連 yī lián in a row / in succession / running syn 长跑 長跑 cháng pǎo long-distance running 连日 連日 lián rì day after day / for several days running syn 续续 續續 xù xù continuous / on and on / running 对开 對開 duì kāi running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc) 起跑 qǐ pǎo to start running / the start of a race syn 行书 行書 xíng shū running script / semicursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) 跑步机 跑步機 pǎo bù jī treadmill / running machine 运行状况 運行狀況 yùn xíng zhuàng kuàng operational state / running state 治军 治軍 zhì jūn running of armed forces / military management / to govern armed forces / to direct troops 通水 tōng shuǐ to have running water (in a house etc) 跑鞋 pǎo xié running shoes syn 碾过 碾過 niǎn guò to crush sth by running over it 河西走廊 hé xī zǒu láng Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road 停航 tíng háng to stop running (of flight of shipping service) / to suspend service (flight, sailing) / to interrupt schedule 流弊 liú bì malpractice / long-running abuse syn 跑垒 跑壘 pǎo lěi running between bases (in baseball) 亘 亙 gèn extending all the way across / running all the way through 纣 紂 zhòu crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail) 健步如飞 健步如飛 jiàn bù rú fēi running as fast as flying syn 越野赛跑 越野賽跑 yuè yě sài pǎo cross-country running 连镳并轸 連鑣並軫 lián biāo bìng zhěn lit. reins together and carriages level (idiom) / keeping exactly abreast of one another / running neck and neck 哼哧 hēng chī to puff hard (e.g. after running) syn 枪版 槍版 qiāng bǎn amateur pirated DVD, made e.g. by shooting a running movie 竞选副手 競選副手 jìng xuǎn fù shǒu election assistant / running mate 竞选搭档 競選搭檔 jìng xuǎn dā dàng election partner / running mate 誙誙 kēng kēng (arch.) rushing / running competitively 越野跑 yuè yě pǎo cross country running 运行方式 運行方式 yùn xíng fāng shì operating method / running mode 飞针走线 飛針走線 fēi zhēn zǒu xiàn flying needle and running seam (idiom) / skillful needlework syn 活套 huó tào noose / running knot 移动平均数 移動平均數 moving average / running average / rolling average / sliding average / overlapping mean 重迭平均数 重叠平均數 moving average / running average / rolling average / sliding average / overlapping mean 跑法 pǎo fǎ running style / racing technique 事业线 事業線 shì yè xiàn (palmistry) fate line / career prospects line (running vertically up the palm to the base of the middle finger) / (slang) cleavage 勤俭持家 勤儉持家 qín jiǎn chí jiā hardworking and thrifty in running one's household syn 捷兔 jié tù Hash House Harriers (international running club) 配速 pèi sù (loanword) pace (running) 停驶 停駛 tíng shǐ (of trains, buses or ferries etc) to stop running (temporarily or permanently) 开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn 热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn 鬼扯脚 鬼扯腳 guǐ chě jiǎo lit. ghost pulls your leg / involuntary tug of muscles / fig. very unlucky / fig. argumentative / fig. can't help doing it 外溢 wài yì (of liquid) to spill out / to overflow / (of gas) to leak out / (fig.) to spill over / to spread (to new areas) / (fig.) (of wealth etc) to drain / to flow outward (esp. overseas) / (fig.) (of talent) to show / to be revealed 狗年 gǒu nián Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006) 