毛

Hair in Chinese: 毛 (máo)

máo

hair

HSK 3.0 Level 12 example sentences

Definitions

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

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毛

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄠˊ

máo

ㄇ/ mㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 你有毛毯吗？

    nǐ yǒu máo tǎn ma？

    Do you have a woollen blanket?

  • 你看个毛呢？

    nǐ kàn gè máo ne？

    What the hell are you looking at?

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Related words

毛巾

máo jīn

towel

毛病

máo bìng

fault

眉毛

méi mao

eyebrow

毛衣

máo yī

(wool) sweater

毛笔

máo bǐ

writing brush

羽毛球

yǔ máo qiú

shuttlecock

出毛病

chū máo bìng

a problem appears

一毛不拔

yī máo bù bá

stingy (idiom)

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