emerge; begin to show; a little over
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to emerge; to begin to show; to crop up
Usually used for negative tendencies, emotions, or problems that are just starting to become visible.
Jiāo骄
ào傲
qíng情
xù绪
yǐ已
jīng经
mào冒
tóu头
le了
，
yào要
jí及
shí时
jiū纠
zhèng正
。
Arrogance has already begun to show and needs to be corrected in time.
Wēi危
jī机
gāng刚
mào冒
tóu头
de的
shí时
hou候
，
méi没
rén人
dāng当
huí回
shì事
。
When the crisis first emerged, nobody took it seriously.
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Tā他
de的
lǎo老
máo毛
bìng病
yòu又
mào冒
tóu头
le了
。
His old problem is cropping up again.
verb
to be a little over; to be slightly more than
informalUsed after numerals like 二十, 三十, etc., to indicate the number is slightly more than the base integer. Often used with 有.
Kàn看
shàng上
qu去
tā他
de的
nián年
jì纪
yǒu有
sān三
shí十
mào冒
tóu头
。
He looks a little over thirty years old.
Cān参
huì会
rén人
shù数
zài在
wǔ五
shí十
mào冒
tóu头
。
The number of attendees is a little over fifty.
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Tā他
de的
shēn身
gāo高
yī一
mǐ米
bā八
mào冒
tóu头
。
His height is a little over 1.8 meters.