Chinese Word: 猫 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

猫 (Trad.: 貓)HSK 1

Pinyin: māo

English Definition: cat; Classifiers: 只 ; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem

Chinese Definition:
①哺乳动物，面呈圆形，脚有利爪，行动敏捷，会捉老鼠。
②方言，躲藏。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 犬

Pictophonetic:苗 indicates the sound; 犭 (animal) conveys the meaning.

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大熊猫HSK 3	dà xióng māo	giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
熊猫HSK 3	xióng māo	panda; Classifiers: 只
猫头鹰	māo tóu yīng	owl
野猫	yě māo	wildcat; stray cat
夜猫子	yè māo zi	owl; (fig.) night owl

1		wǒ yǒu 我有 yī zhǐ māo 一只猫。 I have a cat.
2		yòu bian 右边 yǒu 有 yī zhǐ māo 一只猫。 There is a cat on the right.
3		wǒ jiā 我家 yǒu 有 yī zhǐ māo 一只猫。 There is a cat in my house.
4		dì shang 地上 yǒu 有 yī zhǐ māo 一只猫。 There is a cat on the ground.
5		wǒ 我 de 的 māo 猫 hěn 很 pàng 胖。 My cat is very fat

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1		wǒ yǒu 我有 yī zhǐ māo 一只猫。 I have a cat.
2		yòu bian 右边 yǒu 有 yī zhǐ māo 一只猫。 There is a cat on the right.
3		wǒ jiā 我家 yǒu 有 yī zhǐ māo 一只猫。 There is a cat in my house.
4		dì shang 地上 yǒu 有 yī zhǐ māo 一只猫。 There is a cat on the ground.
5		wǒ 我 de 的 māo 猫 hěn 很 pàng 胖。 My cat is very fat