Pronunciation
:
māo
Meaning
:
(noun) cat
HSK
:
2
Pronunciation
:
māo
Meaning
:

(noun) cat
(verb) hide oneself (dialect)

Radical
:
Strokes
:
11
Traditional
:
Notes
:
also as máo
Sentences:
小猫捉到一只老鼠。
The little cat caught a rat.

xiǎo māo zhuō dào yì zhī lǎo shǔ 。

小猫
:
little cat
:
catch
:
used as a verb complement to show the result of an action
:
one
:
measure word
老鼠
:
rat, mouse
猫很可爱。
Cats are very cute.

māo hěn kě ài 。

:
cat
:
very
可爱
:
cute
我家有一只猫。
There is a cat in my home.

wǒ jiā yǒu yì zhī māo 。

:
I
:
home
:
have
一只
:
one (mw)
:
cat
这只猫喜欢睡觉。
This cat likes to sleep.

zhè zhī māo xǐ huan shuì jiào 。

:
this
:
measure word
:
cat
喜欢
:
like
睡觉
:
sleep
猫在窗边看外面。
The cat is looking outside by the window.

māo zài chuāng biān kàn wài miàn 。

:
cat
:
at
窗边
:
by the window
:
look
外面
:
outside

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