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quǎn
HSK 2.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. dog
  2. 2. Kangxi radical 94

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6089930)

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Words Containing 犬

犬种
quǎn zhǒng

dog breed

小犬座
xiǎo quǎn zuò

Canis Minor (constellation)

比特犬
bǐ tè quǎn

pit bull (loanword)

苏格兰牧羊犬
sū gé lán mù yáng quǎn

Scotch collie

贵宾犬
guì bīn quǎn

poodle

上犬式
shàng quǎn shì

upward-facing dog (yoga pose)

犬展
quǎn zhǎn

dog show

犬戎
quǎn róng

Quanrong, Zhou Dynasty ethnic group of present-day western China

搜救犬
sōu jiù quǎn

search and rescue dog

獒犬
áo quǎn

mastiff (dog breed)

牛头犬
niú tóu quǎn

bulldog

小犬
xiǎo quǎn

puppy

四国犬
sì guó quǎn

Shikoku (dog)

犬儒主义
quǎn rú zhǔ yì

cynicism

大丹犬
dà dān quǎn

Great Dane (dog breed)

犬马之劳
quǎn mǎ zhī láo

lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom)

疯犬
fēng quǎn

mad dog

猎犬座
liè quǎn zuò

Canes Venatici (constellation)

万能梗犬
wàn néng gěng quǎn

Airedale terrier

短腿猎犬
duǎn tuǐ liè quǎn

dachshund

画虎类犬
huà hǔ lèi quǎn

to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)

柴犬
chái quǎn

shiba inu (Japanese dog breed)

松狮犬
sōng shī quǎn

Chow Chow (dog breed)

效犬马之劳
xiào quǎn mǎ zhī láo

to render one's humble services

梗犬
gěng quǎn

terrier

灰猎犬
huī liè quǎn

greyhound

犬科
quǎn kē

the canines

下犬式
xià quǎn shì

downward-facing dog (yoga pose)

丧家之犬
sàng jiā zhī quǎn

stray dog (idiom)

牧犬
mù quǎn

shepherd dog

西藏獒犬
xī zàng áo quǎn

Tibetan mastiff

警犬
jǐng quǎn

police dog

导盲犬
dǎo máng quǎn

guide dog (for the blind)

大白熊犬
dà bái xióng quǎn

Great Pyrenees (dog breed)

鹰犬
yīng quǎn

hawks and hounds

西施犬
xī shī quǎn

shih tzu (dog breed)

虎父无犬子
hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ

lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.

牧羊犬
mù yáng quǎn

sheepdog

巴哥犬
bā gē quǎn

pug (breed of dog)

博美犬
bó měi quǎn

Pomeranian (dog breed)

猎犬
liè quǎn

hound

画虎不成反类犬
huà hǔ bù chéng fǎn lèi quǎn

to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)

大犬座
dà quǎn zuò

Canis Major (constellation)

缉毒犬
jī dú quǎn

drug detector dog

犬齿
quǎn chǐ

canine tooth

中华田园犬
zhōng huá tián yuán quǎn

Chinese rural dog

澳洲野犬
ào zhōu yě quǎn

dingo (Canis dingo)

贵妇犬
guì fù quǎn

poodle

母犬
mǔ quǎn

female dog

蜀犬吠日
shǔ quǎn fèi rì

lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things

一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān

lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)

公犬
gōng quǎn

male dog

鸡犬升天
jī quǎn shēng tiān

lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)

犬夜叉
quǎn yè chà

Inuyasha, fictional character

阿拉斯加雪橇犬
ā lā sī jiā xuě qiāo quǎn

Alaskan malamute

罗威纳犬
luó wēi nà quǎn

Rottweiler (dog breed)

杜宾犬
dù bīn quǎn

Doberman (dog breed)

丁格犬
dīng gé quǎn

dingo (Canis dingo)

寻回犬
xún huí quǎn

retriever

犬瘟热
quǎn wēn rè

canine distemper (mammalian disease caused by Canine morbillivirus)

犬儒
quǎn rú

cynic

狂犬病
kuáng quǎn bìng

rabies

爱犬
ài quǎn

beloved pet dog

鸡犬不宁
jī quǎn bù níng

lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)

蝴蝶犬
hú dié quǎn

papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)

嗅探犬
xiù tàn quǎn

sniffer dog

萨摩耶犬
sà mó yē quǎn

Samoyed (dog)