收养 收養 shōu yǎng to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc) / to adopt (a child) / adoption syn 热狗 熱狗 rè gǒu hot dog (loanword) 猎犬 獵犬 liè quǎn hound / hunting dog syn 走狗 zǒu gǒu hunting dog / hound / (fig.) running dog / lackey syn 警犬 jǐng quǎn police dog 猎狗 獵狗 liè gǒu hunting dog syn 汪汪 wāng wāng gleaming with tears / woof woof (sound of a dog barking) / (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep 狗肉 gǒu ròu dog meat 狗腿子 gǒu tuǐ zi dog's leg / fig. one who follows a villain / henchman / hired thug syn 哈巴狗 hǎ bā gǒu pekingese (dog) / (fig.) sycophant / lackey syn 爱犬 愛犬 ài quǎn beloved pet dog 狸猫 狸貓 lí māo leopard cat / raccoon dog / palm civet syn 野狗 yě gǒu wild dog / feral dog / stray dog 狗年 gǒu nián Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006) 狼心狗肺 láng xīn gǒu fèi lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom) / cruel and unscrupulous syn 哈士奇 hā shì qí husky (sled dog) 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 团购 團購 tuán gòu group buying / collective buying / buying by a group of individuals who negotiate a discount for the group 长毛 長毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc) 狗屎 gǒu shǐ canine excrement / dog poo / bullshit 狗日 gǒu rì lit. fucked or spawned by a dog / contemptible / lousy, fucking 流浪狗 liú làng gǒu stray dog 猪狗 豬狗 zhū gǒu pig-dog (intended as insult) / Schweinhund 狗粮 狗糧 gǒu liáng dog food / (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗[dan1 shen1 gou3] forced to "eat" it) 吉娃娃 jí wá wa Chihuahua (dog) 导盲犬 導盲犬 dǎo máng quǎn guide dog (for the blind) / Seeing Eye dog 遛狗 liù gǒu to walk a dog 斑点狗 斑點狗 bān diǎn gǒu Dalmatian (dog breed) 折线 折線 zhé xiàn broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg 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 六畜 liù chù six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog syn 狗咬狗 gǒu yǎo gǒu dog-eat-dog / dogfight 巴哥 bā gē pug (breed of dog) 史奴比 shǐ nú bǐ Snoopy (comic strip pet dog) 鸡鸣狗盗 雞鳴狗盜 jī míng gǒu dào crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom) / bag of tricks / useful talents syn 狗 gǒu dog / CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] syn 哈 hā (interj.) ha! / (onom. for laughter) / (slang) to be infatuated with / to adore / (bound form) husky (dog) (abbr. for 哈士奇[ha1shi4qi2]) syn 犬 quǎn dog / Kangxi radical 94 syn 叼 diāo to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone) syn 史努比 shǐ nǔ bǐ Snoopy (comic strip pet dog) 拉布拉多 lā bù lā duō Labrador, Canada / Labrador (a breed of dog) 豺 chái dog-like animal / ravenous beast / dhole (Cuon Alpinus) / jackal 貉 hé raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also pr. [hao2] syn 狩 shòu to hunt / to go hunting (as winter sport in former times) / hunting dog / imperial tour 狗仗人势 狗仗人勢 gǒu zhàng rén shì a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom) / to use one's position to bully others 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 戌 xū 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog / ancient Chinese compass point: 300° 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 萨摩耶 薩摩耶 sà mó yé Samoyed (dog) 博美犬 bó měi quǎn Pomeranian (dog breed) 沙皮狗 shā pí gǒu Chinese shar-pei (dog breed) 松狮犬 鬆獅犬 sōng shī quǎn Chow Chow (dog breed) 貉子 háo zi raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also called 狸 syn 西施犬 xī shī quǎn shih tzu (dog breed) 柴犬 chái quǎn shiba inu (Japanese dog breed) 杜宾犬 杜賓犬 dù bīn quǎn Doberman (dog breed) 金毛犬 jīn máo quǎn golden retriever (dog breed) 集体 集體 jí tǐ collective (decision) / joint (effort) / a group / a team / en masse / as a group syn 领队 領隊 lǐng duì to lead a group / leader of a group / captain (of sports squad) syn 分组 分組 fēn zǔ to divide into groups / group (formed from a larger group) / subgroup / (computer networking) packet 大队 大隊 dà duì group / a large body of / production brigade / military group 团长 團長 tuán zhǎng regimental command / head of a delegation / group buy organizer / group-buying coordinator 女真 nǚ zhēn Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the Later Jin Dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] and Qing Dynasty 合照 hé zhào group photo / to take a group photo 领导小组 領導小組 lǐng dǎo xiǎo zǔ leading small group (LSG), a CCP body that exercises general oversight on matters relating to a specific area (LSG for foreign affairs 外事工作, LSG for comprehensively deepening reforms 全面深化改革 etc) / aka central leading group 壮族 壯族 zhuàng zú Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group 朝鲜族 朝鮮族 cháo xiǎn zú Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China) / the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula) 会 會 huì can / to have the skill / to know how to / to be likely to / to be sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / (suffix) union / group / association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3]) syn 帮 幫 bāng to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) / hired (as worker) / side (of pail, boat etc) / outer layer / upper (of a shoe) / group / gang / clique / party / secret society syn 起 qǐ to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group syn 队 隊 duì squadron / team / group / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 派 pài (literary) tributary / branch of a river / clique / school / group / faction / (bound form) style / manner / to send (a person or resource) / to dispatch / to allocate (a resource or task) / to appoint (sb) / classifier for factions, groups etc / (preceded by 一[yi]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc / (loanword) pi (Greek letter Ππ) / the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159... / (loanword) pie syn 组 組 zǔ to form / to organize / group / team / classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries 群 qún group / crowd / flock, herd, pack etc syn 乐队 樂隊 yuè duì band / pop group / CL:支[zhi1] 编 編 biān to weave / to plait / to organize / to group / to arrange / to edit / to compile / to write / to compose / to fabricate / to make up syn 小组 小組 xiǎo zǔ group 林 lín (bound form) woods / forest / (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / (bound form) a collection (of similar things) syn 拨 撥 bō to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc / to dial / to allocate / to set aside (money) / to poke (the fire) / to pluck (a string instrument) / to turn round / classifier: group, batch syn 蒙 měng Mongol ethnic group / abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Meng3 gu3 guo2] / Taiwan pr. [Meng2] syn 老大 lǎo dà old age / very / eldest child in a family / leader of a group / boss / captain of a boat / leader of a criminal gang syn 族 zú race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) syn 集团 集團 jí tuán group / bloc / corporation / conglomerate syn 一家 yī jiā the whole family / the same family / the family ... (when preceded by a family name) / group 团体 團體 tuán tǐ group / organization / team / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 单位 單位 dān wèi unit (of measure) / unit (group of people as a whole) / work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 民族 mín zú nationality / ethnic group / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 搭配 dā pèi to pair up / to match / to arrange in pairs / to add sth into a group syn 血型 xuè xíng blood group / blood type 偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people syn 专利 專利 zhuān lì patent / sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people / monopoly 社团 社團 shè tuán association / society / group / union / club / organization 入伙 rù huǒ to join a group / to become a member syn 伙 夥 huǒ companion / partner / group / classifier for groups of people / to combine / together syn 群岛 群島 qún dǎo group of islands / archipelago 人马 人馬 rén mǎ men and horses / troops / group of people / troop / staff / centaur syn 班级 班級 bān jí class (group of students) / grade (in school) 合影 hé yǐng to take a joint photo / group photo 辈 輩 bèi lifetime / generation / group of people / class / classifier for generations / (literary) classifier for people syn 名额 名額 míng é quota / number of places / place (in an institution, a group etc) 