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狼

láng

HSK 5 Character Measure word 匹、只、条

What 狼 means

1. wolf

Example sentences

• 狼吓到了我。
  Láng xià dào le wǒ.
  Wolves scare me.
• 狼靠腿吃饭。
  A wolf is fed by its legs.
• 那是丛林狼吗？
  Nà shì cónglínláng ma?
  Is that a coyote?
• 他的房间一片狼藉。
  Tā de fángjiān yī piàn lángjí.
  His room's a mess.
• 他的房间一片狼借。
  His room's a mess.
• 你怎幺能如此狼毒？
  How can you be so cruel?

Words starting with 狼

• 狼狈láng bèiin a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.)
• 狼吞虎咽láng tūn hǔ yànto wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
• 狼狗láng gǒuwolfdog
• 狼狈不堪láng bèi bù kānbattered and exhausted; stuck in a dilemma
• 狼藉láng jíin a mess; scattered about; in complete disorder
• 狼牙山Láng yá ShānMount Langya in Hebei
• 狼井láng jǐngwolf trap (trou de loup), medieval defensive trap consisting of a concealed pit with…
• 狼人láng rénwerewolf
• 狼仆láng pú(old) henchman
• 狼孩láng háiwolf child; human child raised by wolves (in legends)
• 狼毫láng háowriting brush of weasel bristle
• 狼烟láng yānsmoke signal indicating the presence of hostile forces
• 狼顾láng gùto look over one's shoulder constantly (like a wolf); to be fearful
• 狼图腾Láng Tú téngWolf Totem, novel by Lü Jiamin 吕嘉民
• 狼多肉少láng duō ròu shǎomany wolves and not enough meat; not enough to go around
• 狼子野心láng zǐ yě xīnambition of wild wolves (idiom); rapacious designs
• 狼心狗肺láng xīn gǒu fèilit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom); cruel and unscrupulous
• 狼蛛láng zhūwolf spider
• 狼虫虎豹láng chóng hǔ bào(idiom) ferocious beasts
• 狼疮láng chuānglupus (skin disease)
• 狼崽láng zǎiwolf cub
• 狼狈为奸láng bèi wéi jiānvillains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)
• 狼獾láng huānwolverine (Gulo gulo), also named 貂熊
• 狼嗥láng háowolves howling; (fig.) to howl; to ululate

Words containing 狼

• 色狼sè lánglecher; pervert; wolf
• 豺狼chái lángjackal and wolf; ravenous wolf; fig. evil person
• 土狼tǔ lángaardwolf (Proteles cristatus), a small insectivorous relative of the hyena
• 恐狼kǒng lángdire wolf (Canis dirus)
• 独狼dú lánglone wolf
• 胡狼hú lángjackal
• 袋狼dài lángthylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus)
• 大灰狼dà huī lángbig bad wolf
• 大野狼dà yě lángbig bad wolf
• 天狼星Tiān láng xīngSirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座
• 白眼狼bái yǎn lángthankless wretch; an ingrate
• 金刚狼Jīn gāng lángWolverine, comic book superhero
• 中山狼传Zhōng shān Láng ZhuànThe Wolf of Zhongshan, fable by Ma Zhongxi 马中锡
• 大尾巴狼dà yǐ ba láng(colloquial) person who puts on an act: feigning ignorance, pretending to be solicitous…
• 如狼似虎rú láng sì hǔlit. like wolves and tigers; ruthless
• 引狼入室yǐn láng rù shì(lit.) to show the wolf into the house (idiom); (fig.) to introduce a potential source of…
• 防狼喷雾fáng láng pēn wùpepper spray
• 空手套白狼kōng shǒu tào bái láng(colloquial) to make big gains without putting in effort or resources
• 前怕狼后怕虎qián pà láng hòu pà hǔlit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom)…
• 杯盘狼藉bēi pán láng jícups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party
• 声名狼藉shēng míng láng jíto have a bad reputation
• 郊狼jiāo lángcoyote (Canis latrans)
• 红斑狼疮hóng bān láng chuāng(medicine) lupus erythematosus
• 红斑性狼疮hóng bān xìng láng chuānglupus erythematosus

Characters built on 良

These share the phonetic component 良 (liáng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 浪làngwave; breaker; unrestrained
• 琅lángjade-like stone; clean and white; tinkling of pendants
• 锒lángchain; ornament
• 莨làngScopalia japonica maxin
• 阆lángused in 闶阆
• 稂lánggrass; weeds

Characters that look like 狼

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 核hépit; stone; nucleus
• 候hòuto wait; to inquire after; to watch
• 绿lǜgreen; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子
• 娘niángmother; young lady; (colloquial) effeminate
• 梳shūto comb; (bound form) a comb
• 堀kūcave; hole

Sounds the same

Read láng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 廊corridor; veranda; porch
• 郎(arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status
• 琅jade-like stone; clean and white; tinkling of pendants
• 阆used in 闶阆
• 螂used in 蚂螂; used in 蜣螂; used in 螳螂
• 榔tall tree (archaic)
• 锒chain; ornament
• 嫏used in 嫏嬛
• 桹(palm)
• 筤young bamboo
• 𨱍large hammer
• 稂grass; weeds