Chinese Word: 狼 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

狼HSK 6

Pinyin: láng

English Definition: wolf; Classifiers: 匹

Chinese Definition:
①哺乳动物，形状很像狗，性残忍而贪婪，昼伏夜出，能伤害人畜。毛皮可制衣褥：狼狈。狼奔豕突。狼吞虎咽。狼子野心(喻凶恶残暴的人的狂妄欲望和狠毒用心)。引狼入室(喻引进坏人)。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 犬

Pictophonetic:良 indicates the sound; 犭 (dog) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 狠恨娘稂酿

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狼狈HSK 6	láng bèi	in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.)
狼狗	láng gǒu	wolfdog
狼藉	láng jí	in a mess; scattered about; in complete disorder
狼吞虎咽HSK 6	láng tūn hǔ yàn	to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
黄鼠狼	huáng shǔ láng	see 黄鼬

1		“ wǒ 我 lái 来 gěi 给 nǐ 你 dài lù 带路。 ” láng 狼 shuō 说。 "I will show you the way," said the wolf.
2		bào fēng yǔ 暴风雨 ràng 让 zhè ge 这个 cūn zhuāng 村庄 láng bèi 狼狈 bù kān 不堪。 The storm left the village in chaos.