厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 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) 激烈 jī liè (of competition or fighting) intense / fierce / (of pain) acute / (of an expression of opinion) impassioned / vehement / (of a course of action) drastic / extreme syn 猎犬 獵犬 liè quǎn hound / hunting dog syn 走狗 zǒu gǒu hunting dog / hound / (fig.) running dog / lackey syn 猛虎 měng hǔ fierce tiger 猛烈 měng liè fierce / violent / vigorous / intense syn 勇猛 yǒng měng bold and powerful / brave and fierce syn 剧烈 劇烈 jù liè violent / acute / severe / fierce syn 凶猛 兇猛 xiōng měng fierce / violent / ferocious syn 警犬 jǐng quǎn police dog 凶狠 xiōng hěn cruel / vicious / fierce and malicious / vengeful syn 猎狗 獵狗 liè gǒu hunting dog syn 猛兽 猛獸 měng shòu ferocious beast / fierce animal syn 凶恶 凶惡 xiōng è variant of 兇惡|凶恶, fierce / ferocious / fiendish / frightening syn 汪汪 wāng wāng gleaming with tears / woof woof (sound of a dog barking) / (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep 激战 激戰 jī zhàn to fight fiercely / fierce battle syn 凶悍 兇悍 xiōng hàn violent / fierce and tough / shrewish (woman) syn 母老虎 mǔ lǎo hǔ tigress / (fig.) fierce woman / vixen 狗肉 gǒu ròu dog meat 狰狞 猙獰 zhēng níng malevolent / fierce / sinister syn 狗腿子 gǒu tuǐ zi dog's leg / fig. one who follows a villain / henchman / hired thug syn 恶战 惡戰 è zhàn hard fighting / fierce battle syn 哈巴狗 hǎ bā gǒu pekingese (dog) / (fig.) sycophant / lackey syn 恶狠狠 惡狠狠 è hěn hěn very fierce syn 爱犬 愛犬 ài quǎn beloved pet dog 恶斗 惡鬥 è dòu hard fighting / fierce battle 短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom) / fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat / to fight at close quarters syn 暴烈 bào liè violent / fierce syn 猛将 猛將 měng jiàng fierce general / valiant military leader / fig. brave individual syn 龙争虎斗 龍爭虎鬥 lóng zhēng hǔ dòu lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom) / fierce battle between giants syn 狸猫 狸貓 lí māo leopard cat / raccoon dog / palm civet syn 剽悍 piāo hàn swift and fierce syn 洪水猛兽 洪水猛獸 hóng shuǐ měng shòu lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom) / fig. great scourges / extremely dangerous or threatening things syn 搏杀 搏殺 bó shā to fight and kill / to engage in fierce combat (also used figuratively of opposing chess players) syn 野狗 yě gǒu wild dog / feral dog / stray dog 你争我夺 你爭我奪 nǐ zhēng wǒ duó lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom) / to compete fiercely offering no quarter / fierce rivalry / tug-of-war 狗年 gǒu nián Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006) 武将 武將 wǔ jiàng general / military leader / fierce man syn 狼心狗肺 láng xīn gǒu fèi lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom) / cruel and unscrupulous syn 横肉 橫肉 héng ròu fierce-looking 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 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 鹰派 鷹派 yīng pài hawk faction (opposite: 鴿派|鸽派[ge1 pai4], doves) / fierce and combative party / war party / warmongers 凶巴巴 xiōng bā bā harsh / savage / fierce 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 色厉内荏 色厲內荏 sè lì nèi rěn lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom) / appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing 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 毒 dú poison / to poison / poisonous / malicious / cruel / fierce / narcotics syn 恶 惡 è evil / fierce / vicious / ugly / coarse / to harm syn 凶 xiōng vicious / fierce / ominous / inauspicious / famine / variant of 兇|凶[xiong1] syn 犬 quǎn dog / Kangxi radical 94 syn 猛 měng ferocious / fierce / violent / brave / suddenly / abrupt / (slang) awesome syn 狠 hěn ruthless / fierce / ferocious / determined / resolute / to harden (one's heart) / old variant of 很[hen3] syn 激 jī to arouse / to incite / to excite / to stimulate / sharp / fierce / violent syn 烈 liè ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements 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 狞 獰 níng fierce-looking 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° 恶浪 惡浪 è làng violent wave / fierce billow / fig. depraved force 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) 酷烈 kù liè intense / brutal / fierce syn 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) 獠 liáo fierce / hunt / name of a tribe 鸷 鷙 zhì fierce / brutal / bird of prey 