Cat in Chinese: 猫 (māo)
māo
cat
Definitions
- 1cat
- 2(dialect) to hide oneself
- 3(coll.) modem
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄇㄠ
māo
Simplified & traditional
猫
Simplified
貓
Traditional
Example sentences
See 猫 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
猫有九命。
māo yǒu jiǔ mìng。
A cat has nine lives.
我喜欢猫。
wǒ xǐ huan māo。
I like cats.
Related words
熊猫
xióng māo
panda
大熊猫
dà xióng māo
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
没
méi
(negative prefix for verbs) have not
没关系
méi guān xi
it doesn't matter
米饭
mǐ fàn
(cooked) rice
名字
míng zi
name (of a person or thing)
明天
míng tiān
tomorrow
哪
nǎ
how
那
nà
(specifier) that
呢
ne
particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
能
néng
can
你
nǐ
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
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