chǒng wù
pet
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我喜欢和我的宠物狗玩耍。
wǒ xǐhuān hé wǒ de chǒngwù gǒu wánshuǎ.
I like to play with my pet dog.
我的宠物猫很可爱。
wǒ de chǒngwù māo hěn kě'ài.
My pet cat is very cute.
我们家养了一只宠物鸟。
wǒmen jiā yǎngle yī zhǐ chǒngwù niǎo.
We have a pet bird at home.
伴侣动物 (bànlǚ dòngwù)
companion animal
家养动物 (jiāyǎng dòngwù)
domestic animal
野兽 (yěshòu)
wild animal
牲畜 (shēngchù)
livestock
The Chinese word for "pet" is 宠物 (chǒngwù). It is composed of two characters: 宠 (chǒng) and 物 (wù). The character 宠 originally meant "to love" or "to favor", and was often used in the context of imperial favor or宠爱 (chǒng'ài, "to love and favor"). The character 物 originally meant "thing" or "object", and was often used in the context of material possessions or物品 (wùpǐn, "goods"). Over time, the two characters came to be combined to form the word 宠物, which specifically refers to animals that are kept for companionship or pleasure.
