狗和犬:什么不同? Dogs: What's the differ...

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狗和犬:什么不同? Dogs: What's the difference between 狗 and 犬?

Serg!o | Lv2 | Expired Date：2009.11.08 04:22
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狗和犬:什么不同?
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What's the difference between 狗 and 犬?
Both means dog but I dunno when i have to use one or the other.

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GLADIATOR | Lv7 | Answer Date：2009.10.19 10:00 (2) | (0)

To put it simple, 狗 is a common word, used in daily life, indicating a dog. But 犬 is a formal word, mostly in zoology, indicating canine animal category.

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于斯杰 | Lv6 | Answer Date：2009.10.19 05:30 (2) | (0)

犬 is a very old character for dog, and thus is not really used anymore by itself. Some compound words still use this character to mean dog, but it won't be used by itself very often.

If you ever want to say "dog," just use 狗

Here are some examples of words that use 犬 (I think most of these words are pretty uncommon)
警犬 police dog
猎犬 hunting dog　　（猎狗 is actually more common)
犬吠 dog's bark
狂犬 mad/rabid dog

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