爱犬 (愛犬)
ài quǎn
Pinyin

Definition

爱犬 (愛犬)
 - 
ài quǎn
  1. beloved pet dog

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

犬
quǎn
  1. 1 dog
  2. 2 Kangxi radical 94
鸡犬不宁
jī quǎn bù níng
  1. 1 lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. great commotion
  3. 3 pandemonium
导盲犬
dǎo máng quǎn
  1. 1 guide dog (for the blind)
  2. 2 Seeing Eye dog
爱犬
ài quǎn
  1. 1 beloved pet dog
牧羊犬
mù yáng quǎn
  1. 1 sheepdog

Idioms (6)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
丧家之犬
sàng jiā zhī quǎn
  1. 1 stray dog (idiom)
画虎类犬
huà hǔ lèi quǎn
  1. 1 drawing a tiger like a dog (idiom); to make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition
蜀犬吠日
Shǔ quǎn fèi rì
  1. 1 lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things
  2. 2 alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day
鸡犬不宁
jī quǎn bù níng
  1. 1 lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. great commotion
  3. 3 pandemonium

Sample Sentences

噢，我知道您爱犬心切，可是您饲养那么大的狗，也得为其他怕狗的人着想呀。
ō ，wǒ zhīdào nín àiquǎn xīnqiè ，kěshì nín sìyǎng nàme dà de gǒu ，yě děi wèi qítā pà gǒu de rén zhuóxiǎng ya 。
I know you love your son but you have to consider the feelings of others who are afraid of large dogs.
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那是。它可是我们隔壁王老板的爱犬，一个月的消费抵得上我半个月的工资呢。
nà shì 。tā kěshì wǒmen gébì Wáng lǎobǎn de àiquǎn ，yī ge yuè de xiāofèi dǐdeshàng wǒ bàngèyuè de gōngzī ne 。
That's right. It's our neighbor, Boss Wang's, beloved dog. One month of its expenses is equal to half of my monthly salary.
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