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māo · mao/máo · mao

Traditional 貓

HSK 2Old HSK 1Measure word: 只 zhī

Meaning

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māo 貓

  1. cat
  2. (dialect) to hide oneself
  3. (loanword) (coll.) modem

máo 貓

  1. used in 貓腰 / 猫腰 (máoyāo)
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The cat boss

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)窗外(chuāngwài)，有(yǒu)一(yī)只(zhī)猫(māo)！

    Dengdeng, look outside the window. There is a cat!

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)来(lái)，我(wǒ)叫(jiào)它(tā)老板(lǎobǎn)，

    It comes every day. I call it Boss.

  3. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)叫(jiào)它(tā)老板(lǎobǎn)？

    Why do you call it Boss?

  4. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)这(zhè)只(zhī)猫(māo)什么(shénme)都(dōu)不(bù)做(zuò)，大家(dàjiā)还(hái)给(gěi)它(tā)送(sòng)吃的(chīde)，

    Because this cat does nothing, and people still bring it food.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)它(tā)真(zhēn)是(shì)老板(lǎobǎn)！我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)一(yī)只(zhī)猫(māo)，

    Then it really is the boss! I want to be a cat too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)孩(hái)子(zi)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)狗(gǒu)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)更(gèng)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)猫(māo)。

Our children like dogs, but I prefer cats.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)只(zhī)猫(māo)在(zài)沙(shā)发(fā)上(shàng)睡(shuì)了(le)一(yí)下(xià)午(wǔ)。

That cat slept on the sofa all afternoon.

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