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毛

máo · mao/Máo · mao

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HSK 1Old HSK 5

Meaning

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máo 毛

  1. hair
  2. feather
  3. down
  4. wool
  5. mildew
  6. mold
  7. coarse or semifinished
  8. young
  9. raw
  10. careless
  11. unthinking
  12. nervous
  13. scared
  14. (of currency) to devalue or depreciate
  15. classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 (jiǎo) , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分 (fēn))

Máo 毛

  1. surname Mao
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In a conversation

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Fifty cents an apple

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，这个(zhège)小(xiǎo)苹果(píngguǒ)多少钱(duōshaoqián)？

    Liangliang, how much is this little apple?

  2. Liangliang

    一块(yīkuài)五毛(wǔmáo)一个(yīgè)。

    One yuan fifty each.

  3. Dengdeng

    一块(yīkuài)五毛(wǔmáo)？我(wǒ)只有(zhǐyǒu)五毛(wǔmáo)钱(qián)！

    One fifty? I only have fifty cents!

  4. Liangliang

    五毛(wǔmáo)钱(qián)只能(zhǐnéng)买(mǎi)三分之一(sānfēnzhīyī)个(gè)苹果(píngguǒ)。

    Fifty cents buys only a third of an apple.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)吃(chī)一口(yīkǒu)，一口(yīkǒu)五毛(wǔmáo)！

    Then I'll take one bite, fifty cents a bite!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

洗(xǐ)过(guò)澡(zǎo)后(hòu)，猫(māo)咪(mī)的(de)毛(máo)柔(róu)软(ruǎn)又(yòu)蓬(péng)松(sōng)，还(hái)有(yǒu)淡(dàn)淡(dàn)的(de)香(xiāng)味(wèi)。

After washing, the cat's fur is soft and fluffy, and has a faint scent.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by iiujik · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)毛(máo)衣(yī)的(de)毛(máo)很(hěn)细(xì)，摸(mō)起(qǐ)来(lái)特(tè)别(bié)舒(shū)服(fu)。

The wool of this sweater is very fine and feels especially comfortable.

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