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Usages of gǒu
周末 我 喜欢 在 公园 跟 两 只 狗 玩。Zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài gōngyuán gēn liǎng zhī gǒu wán.
On weekends I like to play with two dogs in the park.
她 觉得 狗 很 可爱， 猫 也 很 可爱。tā juéde gǒu hěn kě'ài, māo yě hěn kě'ài.
She thinks dogs are very cute, and cats are also very cute.
昨天 她 给 我 看 了 很多 狗 和 猫 的 照片。Zuótiān tā gěi wǒ kàn le hěnduō gǒu hé māo de zhàopiàn.
Yesterday she showed me many photos of dogs and cats.
我 觉得 下班 以后 跟 狗 在 公园 玩， 比 一直 在 手机 上 上网 有意思。Wǒ juéde xiàbān yǐhòu gēn gǒu zài gōngyuán wán, bǐ yìzhí zài shǒujī shàng shàngwǎng yǒuyìsi.
I think playing with my dog in the park after work is more interesting than being online on my phone all the time.
我 觉得 这 只 狗 特别 可爱。wǒ juéde zhè zhī gǒu tèbié kě'ài.
I think this dog is especially cute.
我 刚才 在 公园 看到 两 只 狗。wǒ gāngcái zài gōngyuán kàndào liǎng zhī gǒu.
I just saw two dogs in the park.
这 只 狗 很 小， 很 可爱。zhè zhī gǒu hěn xiǎo, hěn kě'ài.
This dog is very small and very cute.
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