Chinese word

热狗

Pronunciation

Pinyinrè gǒu

Meaning

  • nounhot dog

Example

他吃了一个热狗。tā chī le yí gè rè gǒu

He ate a hot dog.

Illustration for 热狗 (hot dog)

More examples

我想买一个热狗。wǒ xiǎng mǎi yí gè rè gǒu

I want to buy a hot dog.

Core concept

A sausage rests in a long bun as a handheld meal with sauce on top.

Common phrases

  • 吃热狗chī rè gǒu

    eat a hot dog

  • 一个热狗yí gè rè gǒu

    one hot dog

Similar words

香肠xiāng cháng: A long, thin food made from ground meat and seasonings, usually cooked before eating.

Definition in Chinese

一种将香肠放在长条面包里的食品,常常加上各种酱料。yì zhǒng jiāng xiāng cháng fàng zài cháng tiáo miàn bāo lǐ de shí pǐn cháng cháng jiā shàng gè zhǒng jiàng liào

Word origin

The Chinese name is a meaning-based rendering of English hot dog, built from 热 (rè, "hot") and 狗 (gǒu, "dog").

Usage tips

  • Some menus and books use 熱狗 (règǒu, "hot dog") instead of the simplified-character spelling, but the food name is the same.

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