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犬 quǎn

dog (literary/formal)

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4
Level
HSK 6
Type
Pictograph
Made of 大丶 ⿻大丶

Memory hint: A dog turned to the side

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  1. 那是一只训练有素的警犬。
    Nà shì yì zhī xùnliàn yǒusù de jǐngquǎn.
    That is a well-trained police dog.
    that is one (measure) train well-trained (particle) police-dog
  2. 你养的是什么犬？
    Nǐ yǎng de shì shénme quǎn?
    What breed of dog do you keep?
    you raise (particle) is what dog
  3. 出门遛狗时，最好给爱犬系上牵引绳。
    Chūmén liù gǒu shí, zuìhǎo gěi ài quǎn jìshàng qiānyǐnshéng.
    When walking your dog, it's best to put a leash on your beloved dog.
    go-out walk dog time, best to beloved-dog attach leash
  4. 这种犬并不适合家养。
    Zhè zhǒng quǎn bìng bú shìhé jiā yǎng.
    This breed of dog isn't really suitable to keep at home.
    this (measure) dog not-at-all not suitable home raise
  5. 森林里，猎人带着猎犬追踪野兽。
    Sēnlín lǐ, lièrén dàizhe lièquǎn zhuīzōng yěshòu.
    In the forest, the hunter tracked the wild beast with his hunting dog.
    forest in, hunter bring(ing) hunting-dog track wild-beast

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