萌宠

萌寵

méngchǒng

noun

Measure Word

一只萌宠 zhī

Meanings

1 cute pet
2 adorable pet (internet slang)

Characters

cute, adorable (from Japanese moe)

Examples

她的社交账号全是晒萌宠的视频。

Tā de shèjiāo zhànghào quán shì shài méngchǒng de shìpín.

Her social media account is full of videos showing off her cute pets.

这家咖啡馆可以和萌宠一起玩。

Zhèjiā kāfēiguǎn kěyǐ hé méngchǒng yīqǐ wán.

You can play with cute pets at this café.

Tips

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Internet-slang compound popularized in the 2010s. 萌 was borrowed from Japanese otaku slang 萌え (moe, "budding affection for something cute") and grafted onto 宠物 — very casual and online, not used in formal writing.

Stroke Order

萌 méng

宠 chǒng