宠物狗

寵物狗
chǒngwùgǒu
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 pet dog
  2. 2 companion dog

Examples

HSK 5
Chénglǐ yǎng chǒngwùgǒu de rén yuèláiyuè duō.
More and more people in the city are keeping pet dogs.
HSK 6
Tā bǎ chǒngwùgǒu dàngchéng jiārén.
She treats her pet dog as family.

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

chǒng
gǒu