狗腿子 gǒu tuǐ zi

fig. one who follows a villain; henchman; hired thug

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 30470th word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. one who follows a villain
  2. 2. henchman
  3. 3. hired thug
  4. 4. dog's leg

Characters

Character Meaning
狗 gǒu HSK 1
dog
腿 tuǐ HSK 3
leg; hip bone; old variant of 腿tuǐ
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child