杜宾犬

杜賓犬

dùbīnquǎn

noun

Measure Word

一只杜宾犬 zhī

Meanings

1 Doberman Pinscher (dog breed)

Characters

surname Du (phonetic)

guest (phonetic)

Examples

HSK 3

他养了一只黑色的杜宾犬。

Tā yǎng le yì zhī hēisè de dùbīnquǎn.

He keeps a black Doberman Pinscher.

HSK 7-9

杜宾犬常被用作警犬。

Dùbīnquǎn cháng bèi yòngzuò jǐngquǎn.

Doberman Pinschers are often used as police dogs.

Tips

memory

杜宾 dùbīn is a phonetic loan from 'Doberman' (the German breeder Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann). 犬 quǎn = dog. Breed names usually take 犬 in formal/kennel usage, 狗 gǒu in casual speech.

Stroke Order

杜 dù

宾 bīn

犬 quǎn