宠物狗

寵物狗

chǒngwùgǒu

noun

Measure Word

一只宠物狗 zhī

Meanings

1 pet dog
2 companion dog

Characters

to dote on, favor

thing, creature

Examples

她把宠物狗当成家人。

Tā bǎ chǒngwùgǒu dàngchéng jiārén.

She treats her pet dog as family.

城里养宠物狗的人越来越多。

Chéng lǐ yǎng chǒngwùgǒu de rén yuèláiyuè duō.

More and more people in the city are keeping pet dogs.

Tips

usage

宠物狗 is the compound that emphasizes the "pet" role, distinguishing a household companion from working dogs like 警犬 (police dog) or 牧羊犬 (sheepdog).

Stroke Order

宠 chǒng

物 wù

狗 gǒu