máo
刚毛
hair; fur; coarse; 10 cents
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Meanings
4 senses · 7 examplesnoun
hair; fur; feather
General term for fine, thread-like growths on animals.
Māo猫
de的
máo毛
hěn很
róu柔
ruǎn软
。
A cat's fur is very soft.
Tā他
tóu头
fa发
shàng上
yǒu有
yī一
gēn根
bái白
máo毛
。
There is a white hair on his head.
noun
villous hair; fine hair (on certain body parts or animals)
Refers specifically to coarse or bristly hairs, like nostril hair or setae on an earthworm.
Yī医
shēng生
yòng用
niè镊
zi子
jiā夹
chū出
le了
tā他
bí鼻
qiāng腔
lǐ里
de的
gāng刚
máo毛
。
The doctor used tweezers to remove the coarse hair from his nasal cavity.
Qiū蚯
yǐn蚓
de的
gāng刚
máo毛
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
tā它
zài在
ní泥
tǔ土
zhōng中
yí移
dòng动
。
An earthworm's setae help it move through the soil.
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Yǒu有
xiē些
kūn昆
chóng虫
de的
tuǐ腿
shàng上
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
gāng刚
máo毛
。
Some insects have their legs covered in bristles.
adjective
coarse; crude; rough
Describes a lack of refinement in texture or quality.
Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
de的
liào料
zi子
yǒu有
diǎn点
máo毛
。
The fabric of this clothing is a bit coarse.
classifier
mao (unit of currency, one-tenth of a yuan); 10 cents
informalInformal term for the jiao.
Zhè这
gè个
píng苹
guǒ果
sān三
máo毛
qián钱
。
This apple costs thirty cents.