🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

贵宾犬

Pronunciation / Transliteration: guìbīnquǎn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
poodle/ˈpuːdəl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #12500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"贵宾犬是一种非常聪明的宠物狗。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    An active, intelligent dog breed characterized by a dense, curly coat, traditionally clipped.

    "She takes her standard poodle for a walk in the park every morning."

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Borrowed in the late 19th century from German 'Pudel', short for 'Puddelhund', from Low German 'puddeln' (to puddle, splash in water), referring to the dog's role as a water retriever.

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