🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

追踪犬

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhuīzōng quǎn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tracking Canine/ˈtræk.ɪŋ ˈkeɪ.naɪn/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"警方使用追踪犬来寻找失踪的徒步旅行者。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A dog trained to follow a scent or track a person or animal.

    "The police used a tracking canine to locate the missing hiker in the dense forest."
  2. 2

    A breed of dog specifically bred or trained for tracking purposes.

    "Bloodhounds are renowned as tracking canines due to their exceptional sense of smell."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'tracking' originates from the Old French 'traquer', meaning to follow or pursue, while 'canine' comes from the Latin 'caninus', meaning dog-like. The combination reflects the historical use of dogs in tracking and hunting since ancient times.

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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tracking Canine" is said worldwide

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🇫🇷French → English

Chien de suivi

Transliteration: ʃjɛ̃ də syvi

"La police a utilisé un chien de suivi pour retrouver le randonneur disparu."

🇩🇪German → English

Tracking-Hund

Transliteration: ˈtrækɪŋ hʊnt

"Die Polizei setzte einen Tracking-Hund ein, um den vermissten Wanderer zu finden."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Cane da traccia

Transliteration: ˈka.ne da ˈtrak.ʧa

"La polizia ha usato un cane da traccia per localizzare l'escursionista scomparso."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Perro de rastreo

Transliteration: ˈpe.ro ðe rasˈtɾe.o

"La policía utilizó un perro de rastreo para encontrar al excursionista desaparecido."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Cão de rastreio

Transliteration: kɐ̃w dʒi ʁasˈtɾe.ju

"A polícia usou um cão de rastreio para localizar o excursionista desaparecido."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

ट्रैकिंग कुत्ता

Transliteration: ṭrāikaṅg kuttā

"पुलिस ने लापता पर्वतारोही को खोजने के लिए ट्रैकिंग कुत्ते का इस्तेमाल किया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

追踪犬

Transliteration: zhuīzōng quǎn

"警方使用追踪犬来寻找失踪的徒步旅行者。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

추적 개

Transliteration: chujeog gae

"경찰은 실종된 등산객을 찾기 위해 추적 개를 사용했습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

追跡犬

Transliteration: ついせきけん

"警察は行方不明のハイカーを見つけるために追跡犬を使いました。"

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