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 短期 duǎn qī short term / short-term 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 口吻 kǒu wěn tone of voice / connotation in intonation / accent (regional etc) / snout / muzzle / lips / protruding portion of an animal's face syn 短袖 duǎn xiù short sleeves / short-sleeved shirt 狗肉 gǒu ròu dog meat 空头 空頭 kōng tóu phony / so-called / armchair (expert) / vain (promise) / (finance) short-seller / bear (market) / short (selling) syn 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 短衣 duǎn yī short garment / short jacket 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 短时间 短時間 duǎn shí jiān short term / short time 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 阵 陣 zhèn disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration syn 叼 diāo to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone) syn 拱 gǒng to cup one's hands in salute / to surround / to arch / to dig earth with the snout / arched syn 史努比 shǐ nǔ bǐ Snoopy (comic strip pet dog) 喙 huì beak / snout / mouth / to pant syn 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 象鼻虫 象鼻蟲 xiàng bí chóng weevil / snout beetle 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) 螟虫 螟蟲 míng chóng boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest syn 杜宾犬 杜賓犬 dù bīn quǎn Doberman (dog breed) 金毛犬 jīn máo quǎn golden retriever (dog breed) 螟 míng boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest syn 将 將 jiāng will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) syn 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1]) syn 紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:陣|阵[zhen4] syn 一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day syn 总之 總之 zǒng zhī in a word / in short / in brief syn 传奇 傳奇 chuán qí legendary / fantasy saga / romance / short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty 缺乏 quē fá to lack / to be short of syn 一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time syn 一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while / a spell / a short time / a burst syn 条子 條子 tiáo zi short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute syn 一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn 缺少 quē shǎo lack / shortage of / shortfall / to be short (of) / to lack syn 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn of short duration / brief / momentary syn 短裤 短褲 duǎn kù short pants / shorts 笔记 筆記 bǐ jì to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:本[ben3] syn 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt syn 片刻 piàn kè short period of time / a moment syn 小品 xiǎo pǐn short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit syn 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō to make a long story short (idiom) 矮子 ǎi zi short person / dwarf syn 词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 不便 bù biàn inconvenient / inappropriate / unsuitable / short of cash syn 简称 簡稱 jiǎn chēng to be abbreviated to / abbreviation / short form 短片 duǎn piàn short film / video clip 短路 duǎn lù short circuit syn 出行 chū xíng to go out somewhere (relatively short trip) / to set off on a journey (longer trip) syn 总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short / in a word / in brief syn 亚伯 亞伯 yà bó Abe (short form for Abraham) / Abel, a figure of Jewish, Christian and Muslim mythologies 致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 syn 矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn 