德国犬

德國犬

Déguóquǎn

noun

Measure Word

一只德国犬 zhī

Meanings

1 German dog (generic)
2 German Shepherd (short for 德国牧羊犬)

Characters

Germany (short form)

Examples

HSK 4

他家养了一只大型的德国犬。

Tā jiā yǎng le yī zhī dàxíng de Déguóquǎn.

His family keeps a large German dog.

HSK 7-9

很多警队选用德国犬执行任务。

Hěnduō jǐngduì xuǎnyòng Déguóquǎn zhíxíng rènwù.

Many police units choose German Shepherds for field work.

Tips

usage

Informal umbrella term - in news corpora it almost always refers to 德国牧羊犬 (German Shepherd), though it can also loosely mean any German-bred dog such as the Rottweiler or Dachshund. For precision prefer the full breed name.

Stroke Order

德 dé

国 guó

犬 quǎn