Meaning of 宠物
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- house pet
How to use 宠物
宠物 is the everyday word for a pet such as a cat, dog, or rabbit. It often appears in compounds like 宠物狗 (chǒngwù gǒu, pet dog) and 宠物店 (chǒngwù diàn, pet shop). Example: 你家养宠物吗？(Nǐ jiā yǎng chǒngwù ma?) Do you have a pet at home?
宠 (chǒng) means to dote on or spoil, and 物 (wù) means thing or creature, so a 宠物 is a creature you spoil. Picture the roof 宀 on top of 宠 as the house where your pampered pet lives.
Common mistake: Learners often say 有宠物 when Chinese speakers more naturally use the verb 养 (yǎng, to raise or keep), as in 我养了一只猫 (Wǒ yǎng le yì zhī māo). Also keep the third tone on 宠 (chǒng) and do not confuse it with 龙 (lóng), which appears under the roof but sounds different.
宠物 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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宠 chǒng · to love · 8 strokes
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物 wù · thing · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 宠物.
| 食物 | shíwù | food |
| 动物 | dòngwù | animal |
| 礼物 | lǐwù | gift; present |
| 动物园 | dòngwùyuán | zoo |
| 事物 | shìwù | thing; object |
| 药物 | yàowù | medicaments; pharmaceuticals |
| 植物 | zhíwù | plant; vegetation |
| 购物 | gòuwù | shopping |
| 人物 | rénwù | person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc) |
| 博物馆 | bówùguǎn | museum |
| 物质 | wùzhì | matter; substance |
| 物业 | wùyè | property; real estate |
Questions about 宠物
What does 宠物 mean?
宠物 (chǒngwù) means "house pet" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 宠物?
宠物 is made of 2 characters: 宠 (8 strokes), 物 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 宠物 an HSK word?
Yes. 宠物 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 宠物 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 宠物 is written 寵物.
What does 宠 mean by itself?
宠 (chǒng) means to dote on or spoil someone. You hear it in phrases like 宠孩子 (chǒng háizi, to spoil a child) and 宠爱 (chǒng'ài, to adore and favor).
What measure word do I use with 宠物?
Use 只 (zhī) for most small animals, as in 一只宠物 (yì zhī chǒngwù). With specific animals the measure word can change, for example 一条狗 (yì tiáo gǒu) for a dog.