Chinese Word: 旄 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

旄Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 方

Ideographic:A flag 方 made of fur 毛; 毛 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 方 [ fāng ] square, rectangle; side; region; flag
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 毛 [ máo ] hair, fur, feathers; coarse

Similar Characters: 施

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Pinyin: máo

English Definition:banner decorated with animal's tail

Chinese Definition:
①古代用牦牛尾装饰的旗子：“上将拥旄西出征，平明吹笛大军行”。

Example Words:

	旄车	máo chē	an ancient war chariot; Classifiers: 辆
	白旄黄钺	bái máo huáng yuè	white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition

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Pinyin: mào

English Definition:variant of 耄

Chinese Definition:
①古同“耄”，年老。

Example Words:

	旄倪	mào ní	variant of 耄倪
	旄期	mào qī	variant of 耄期

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Example Sentences

1		bù hé lǐ 不合理 de 的 gōng zī 工资 zhì dù 制度 bì xū 必须 lún 纶 máo 旄 mǔ 母？ The unfair wage system must be reformed as soon as possible.
2		zài 在 fā zhǎn 发展 máo 旄 niú yè 牛业 de 的 wèn tí 问题 shàng 上， wén huà 文化 wèn tí 问题 sì hū 似乎 bǐ jiào 比较 tū chū 突出。 The culture question looms large in the yak business.
3		huáng hūn 黄昏 lái lín 来临 le 了。 wǒ men 我们 dào 到 fù jìn 附近 de 的 hé biān 河边 sàn bù 散步， kàn dào 看到 máo 旄 niú 牛、 yáng qún 羊群 hé 和 zhū 猪 zài 在 mù sè 暮色 zhōng 中 zì jǐ 自己 huí dào 回到 shēng kǒu péng 牲口棚。 Walking by the nearby river we watched yaks, sheep and pigs heading home on their own as dusk approached.
4		dāng dì 当地 zhèng fǔ 政府 guān yuán 官员 hái 还 tōng guò 通过 hé zuò shè 合作社 dūn cù 敦促 mù mín 牧民 měi nián 每年 zǎi shā 宰杀 zú gòu 足够 shù liàng 数量 de 的 máo 旄 niú 牛， yǐ 以 yì zhì 抑制 máo 旄 niú 牛 shù liàng 数量 de 的 zēng zhǎng 增长。 Local officials also used the cooperative to lean on yak farmers to slaughter enough animals each year to keep the herd from growing.
5		zhāng fēi 张飞 zhēng 睁 yuán huán 圆环 yǎn 眼， yǐn yǐn 隐隐 jiàn 见 hòu 后 jūn 军 qīng 青 luó sǎn 罗伞 gài 盖、 máo 旄 yuè 钺 jīng qí 旌旗 lái dào 来到， liào 料 dé 得 shì 是 cáo cāo 曹操 xīn yí 心疑， qīn zì 亲自 lái kàn 来看。 Zhang Fei's probing eye made out Cao Cao's blue silk umbrella in the distance, his feathered battle-axe and fringed banner.

More Sentences

1		bù hé lǐ 不合理 de 的 gōng zī 工资 zhì dù 制度 bì xū 必须 lún 纶 máo 旄 mǔ 母？ The unfair wage system must be reformed as soon as possible.
2		zài 在 fā zhǎn 发展 máo 旄 niú yè 牛业 de 的 wèn tí 问题 shàng 上， wén huà 文化 wèn tí 问题 sì hū 似乎 bǐ jiào 比较 tū chū 突出。 The culture question looms large in the yak business.
3		huáng hūn 黄昏 lái lín 来临 le 了。 wǒ men 我们 dào 到 fù jìn 附近 de 的 hé biān 河边 sàn bù 散步， kàn dào 看到 máo 旄 niú 牛、 yáng qún 羊群 hé 和 zhū 猪 zài 在 mù sè 暮色 zhōng 中 zì jǐ 自己 huí dào 回到 shēng kǒu péng 牲口棚。 Walking by the nearby river we watched yaks, sheep and pigs heading home on their own as dusk approached.
4		dāng dì 当地 zhèng fǔ 政府 guān yuán 官员 hái 还 tōng guò 通过 hé zuò shè 合作社 dūn cù 敦促 mù mín 牧民 měi nián 每年 zǎi shā 宰杀 zú gòu 足够 shù liàng 数量 de 的 máo 旄 niú 牛， yǐ 以 yì zhì 抑制 máo 旄 niú 牛 shù liàng 数量 de 的 zēng zhǎng 增长。 Local officials also used the cooperative to lean on yak farmers to slaughter enough animals each year to keep the herd from growing.
5		zhāng fēi 张飞 zhēng 睁 yuán huán 圆环 yǎn 眼， yǐn yǐn 隐隐 jiàn 见 hòu 后 jūn 军 qīng 青 luó sǎn 罗伞 gài 盖、 máo 旄 yuè 钺 jīng qí 旌旗 lái dào 来到， liào 料 dé 得 shì 是 cáo cāo 曹操 xīn yí 心疑， qīn zì 亲自 lái kàn 来看。 Zhang Fei's probing eye made out Cao Cao's blue silk umbrella in the distance, his feathered battle-axe and fringed banner.

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