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猎犬

liè quǎn · lie quan

Traditional 獵犬

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. hound; hunting dog
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Qiqi's dog

  1. Dengdeng

    琦琦(qíqí)家(jiā)养(yǎng)了(le)一只(yīzhǐ)猎犬(lièquǎn)。

    Qiqi has a hunting dog.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)看看(kànkan)它(tā)。

    I want to see it.

  3. Qiqi

    来(lái)吧(ba)！它(tā)叫(jiào)小豆(xiǎodòu)。

    Come on! It is called Xiaodou.

  4. Dengdeng

    它(tā)今天(jīntiān)工作(gōngzuò)吗(ma)？

    Is it working today?

  5. Qiqi

    它(tā)是(shì)猎犬(lièquǎn)，可是(kěshì)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    It is a hunting dog, but it only wants to sleep.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)只(zhī)猎(liè)犬(quǎn)跟(gēn)着(zhe)主(zhǔ)人(rén)穿(chuān)过(guò)树(shù)林(lín)。

That hound followed its owner through the woods.

02

这(zhè)只(zhī)猎(liè)犬(quǎn)的(de)鼻(bí)子(zi)很(hěn)灵(líng)，能(néng)闻(wén)到(dào)远(yuǎn)处(chù)的(de)猎(liè)物(wù)。

This hound has a keen nose and can smell prey from far away.

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