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|  |  | to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)  / to adopt (a child)  / adoption  | HSK 6 | 
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|  |  | (coll.) silly but cute husky (dog)  |  | 
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|  |  | husky (sled dog)  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)  / fig. to cheat  / dishonest advertising  / wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue  |  | 
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|  |  | dog show  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)  / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom)  / fig. faithful service  |  | 
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|  |  | dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)  |  | 
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|  |  | Dalmatian (dog breed)  |  | 
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|  |  | (coll.) skewers; barbecued food on sticks; (in Sichuan) Sichuan-style hotpot skewers (abbr. for 串串香 )  /  (coll.) non-pedigree pet (esp. dog or cat); mutt; mixed-breed cat  |  | 
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|  |  | to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)  / to pilfer  / to dally with women  / to have affairs  |  | 
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|  |  | search and rescue dog  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)  / fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected  / Love me, love my dog.  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb)  / fig. to be a dog in the manger  |  | 
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|  |  | native dog  /  mole cricket (colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa 螻蛄|蝼蛄 )  |  | 
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|  |  | dog-eat-dog  / dogfight  |  | 
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|  |  | (coll.) to get one's just deserts  / to serve sb right  / to get one's share of (good or bad things)  / every dog has its day  |  | 
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|  |  | mastiff (dog breed)  |  | 
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|  |  | six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog  |  | 
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|  |  | (Internet slang) to be dog-tired  |  | 
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|  |  | female dog  / bitch  |  | 
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|  |  | to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | (of a dog etc) to guard its food  |  | 
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|  |  | If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传 ); one can always trump up a charge against sb  /  Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.  |  | 
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|  |  | if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | Great Dane (dog breed)  |  | 
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|  |  | stray dog  |  | 
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|  |  | Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)  / fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy  / to hit sb when he's down  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. secondary foreigner  / (derogatory term for Chinese Christians and others associated with foreigners, used at the time of the Boxer Rebellion)  / (coll.) westernized Chinese person  / (derog.) person of mixed Chinese and Russian blood  / (slang) Ukraine  / German shepherd dog  / (dialect) two-year-old goat  |  | 
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|  |  | child; kid  / (slang) furry pet (such as a dog or cat)  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom)  / fig. to lead an undignified life; to resort to any means for personal gain  |  | 
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|  |  | Pekingese (dog breed)  |  | 
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|  |  | pekingese (dog)  / (fig.) sycophant  / lackey  |  | 
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|  |  | to beat a dog and bully its owner  / fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)  / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.  |  | 
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|  |  | precious fur obtained from skin of raccoon dog after removing hard bristle  |  | 
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|  |  | leopard cat  / raccoon dog  / palm civet  |  | 
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|  |  | raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)  /  raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki)  /  also called 狸 |  | 
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|  |  | pug (breed of dog)  |  | 
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|  |  | hunting dog  / hound  / (fig.) running dog  / lackey  |  | 
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|  |  | downward-facing dog (yoga pose)  |  | 
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|  |  | a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others  |  | 
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|  |  | (interj.) ha!  /  (onom. for laughter)  /  (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore  /  (bound form) husky (dog) (abbr. for 哈士奇 )  |  | 
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|  |  | shaggy dog  / striped  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom)  / fig. to flush (one's money or efforts) down the toilet  / to kiss sth goodbye  |  | 
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|  |  | long-wool (sheep etc)  / long-haired (dog etc)  |  | 
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|  |  | pug (breed of dog)  |  | 
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|  |  | dog breed  |  | 
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|  |  | dog door  |  | 
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|  |  | hound; hunting dog  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | setter (dog breed)  |  | 
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|  |  | dog meat  |  | 
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|  |  | Chihuahua (dog)  |  | 
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|  |  | dog tag  |  | 
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|  |  | police dog  |  | 
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|  |  | pug (breed of dog)  |  | 
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|  |  | male husky (dog)  |  | 
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|  |  | short-snout dog  |  | 
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|  |  | name of a variety of dog  / wild tribes in South China  |  | 
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|  |  | to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)  / to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it  |  | 
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|  |  | (coll.) dog; doggie  |  | 
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|  |  | golden retriever (dog breed)  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. a dog who catches mice  / to be meddlesome (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | drug detector dog  / sniffer dog  |  | 
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|  |  | wild dog  / feral dog  / stray dog  |  | 
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|  |  | Dalmatian (dog breed)  |  | 
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|  |  | broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments)  / polygonal line  / dog leg  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom)  / fig. to fawn on sb  / to bow and scrape  / to grovel  |  | 
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|  |  | dog (Internet slang)  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom)  / fig. torrent of abuse  |  | 
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|  |  | upward-facing dog (yoga pose)  |  | 
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|  |  | pig-dog (intended as insult)  / Schweinhund  |  | 
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|  |  | crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)  / bag of tricks  / useful talents  |  | 
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|  |  | mythical man-eating creature resembling a dog  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom)  / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world  |  | 
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|  |  | raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)  / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki)  / also pr. [hao2]  |  | 
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|  |  | mangy dog  / (fig.) loathsome person  |  | 
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|  |  | (idiom) unwilling to let go  / like a dog with a bone  / dogged  |  | 
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|  |  | border collie (dog breed)  |  | 
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|  |  | male dog  |  | 
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|  |  | to walk a dog  |  | 
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|  |  | to fold the corner of a page  / to dog-ear  |  | 
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|  |  | canine excrement  / dog poo  / bullshit  |  | 
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|  |  | Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan  |  | 
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|  |  | mythical beast similar to an ape with dog's head  |  | 
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|  |  | to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)  / to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it  |  | 
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|  |  | hot dog (loanword)  |  | 
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|  |  | Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)  |  | 
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|  |  | a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom)  / to be driven to desperate action  |  | 
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|  |  | Gou Quan - "Dog Fist" - Martial Art  |  | 
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|  |  | to hunt  / to go hunting (as winter sport in former times)  / hunting dog  / imperial tour  |  | 
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