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

杜宾犬常被用作警犬。

Dùbīnquǎn cháng bèi yòngzuò jǐngquǎn.

Doberman Pinschers are often used as police dogs.

他养了一只黑色的杜宾犬。

Tā yǎng le yī zhī hēisè de dùbīnquǎn.

He keeps a black Doberman Pinscher.

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