用 yòng to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore syn 素食 sù shí vegetarian food / to eat a vegetarian diet syn 吃住 chī zhù food and lodging / to stay (at some place) and eat meals (there) 吃食 chī shí to eat (of bird or animal) / to feed 食补 食補 shí bǔ tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful) / to eat such foods 用饭 用飯 yòng fàn to eat / to have a meal 打游击 打游擊 dǎ yóu jī to wage guerrilla warfare / to fight as a guerrilla / (fig.) (coll.) to live or eat at no fixed place 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 巴哥 bā gē pug (breed of dog) 史奴比 shǐ nú bǐ Snoopy (comic strip pet dog) 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 香 xiāng fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[gen1] syn 杜宾犬 杜賓犬 dù bīn quǎn Doberman (dog breed) 金毛犬 jīn máo quǎn golden retriever (dog breed) 狗 gǒu dog / CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] syn 饱 飽 bǎo to eat till full / satisfied 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 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn to have a meal / to eat / to make a living syn 食用 shí yòng to eat / to consume / edible 吃喝 chī hē to eat and drink / food and drink 用餐 yòng cān to eat a meal syn 吃掉 chī diào to eat up / to consume syn 狗年 gǒu nián Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006) 进食 進食 jìn shí to eat one's meal syn 张口 張口 zhāng kǒu to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc) / to gape / to start talking (esp. to make a request) 收养 收養 shōu yǎng to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc) / to adopt (a child) / adoption syn 吃饱 吃飽 chī bǎo to eat one's fill 吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè to eat, drink and be merry (idiom) / to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure syn 汪汪 wāng wāng gleaming with tears / woof woof (sound of a dog barking) / (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep 吃肉 chī ròu to eat meat 就着 就著 jiù zhe (eat sth) with (sth else) / taking advantage of / using 长毛 長毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc) 狗肉 gǒu ròu dog meat 吃不下 chī bu xià not feel like eating / be unable to eat any more 走狗 zǒu gǒu hunting dog / hound / (fig.) running dog / lackey syn 猎犬 獵犬 liè quǎn hound / hunting dog syn 狗屎 gǒu shǐ canine excrement / dog poo / bullshit 野狗 yě gǒu wild dog / feral dog / stray dog 狗日 gǒu rì lit. fucked or spawned by a dog / contemptible / lousy, fucking 爱犬 愛犬 ài quǎn beloved pet dog 白吃 bái chī to eat without paying / to eat for free 吃草 chī cǎo to graze / to eat grass 流浪狗 liú làng gǒu stray dog 生吃 shēng chī to eat raw 食人 shí rén man-eating (beast) / to eat people / fig. to oppress the people 猪狗 豬狗 zhū gǒu pig-dog (intended as insult) / Schweinhund 两全其美 兩全其美 liǎng quán qí měi to satisfy rival demands (idiom) / to get the best of both worlds / to have it both ways / to have one's cake and eat it too syn 警犬 jǐng quǎn police dog 暴食 bào shí to eat too much / to binge 食道 shí dào esophagus / gullet / (old) the proper way to eat / (old) food transportation route syn 猎狗 獵狗 liè gǒu hunting dog syn 热狗 熱狗 rè gǒu hot dog (loanword) 饱餐 飽餐 bǎo cān to eat one's fill syn 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) 打底 dǎ dǐ to lay a foundation (also fig.) / to make a first sketch / to eat sth before drinking / to apply an undercoat 狸猫 狸貓 lí māo leopard cat / raccoon dog / palm civet syn 自食其力 zì shí qí lì lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living syn 吉娃娃 jí wá wa Chihuahua (dog) 采食 採食 cǎi shí to forage / to gather for eating / to pick and eat 哈士奇 hā shì qí husky (sled dog) 导盲犬 導盲犬 dǎo máng quǎn guide dog (for the blind) / Seeing Eye dog 哈巴狗 hǎ bā gǒu pekingese (dog) / (fig.) sycophant / lackey syn 吃不上 chī bu shàng unable to get anything to eat / to miss a meal 大快朵颐 大快朵頤 dà kuài duǒ yí to gorge oneself / to eat heartily (idiom) syn 饥不择食 飢不擇食 jī bù zé shí when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom) / beggars can't be choosers / When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives. syn 吃不了兜着走 吃不了兜著走 chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) / fig. you'll have to take the consequences 鱼与熊掌 魚與熊掌 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it 遛狗 liù gǒu to walk a dog 斑点狗 斑點狗 bān diǎn gǒu Dalmatian (dog breed) 果腹 guǒ fù to eat one's fill syn 狼心狗肺 láng xīn gǒu fèi lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom) / cruel and unscrupulous syn 折线 折線 zhé xiàn broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg 开荤 開葷 kāi hūn to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet / (fig.) to do sth as a novel experience 六畜 liù chù six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog syn 自食其果 zì shí qí guǒ to eat one's own fruit (idiom) / fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action / to reap what one has sown syn 狗腿子 gǒu tuǐ zi dog's leg / fig. one who follows a villain / henchman / hired thug syn 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 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 萨摩耶 薩摩耶 sà mó yé Samoyed (dog) 大饱口福 大飽口福 dà bǎo kǒu fú to eat one's fill / to have a good meal 博美犬 bó měi quǎn Pomeranian (dog breed) 吃皇粮 吃皇糧 chī huáng liáng lit. to eat from government coffers / to serve as a government employee / to live off government money 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 沙皮狗 shā pí gǒu Chinese shar-pei (dog breed) 松狮犬 鬆獅犬 sōng shī quǎn Chow Chow (dog breed) 食 shí to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse syn 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) 熟菜 shú cài cooked food (ready to eat) 餐 cān meal / to eat / classifier for meals syn 蚀 蝕 shí to nibble away at sth / to eat into / to erode syn 哺 餔 bū to eat / evening meal syn 狩 shòu to hunt / to go hunting (as winter sport in former times) / hunting dog / imperial tour 茹 rú to eat / (extended meaning) to endure / putrid smell / vegetables / roots (inextricably attached to the plant) syn 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° 