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猪

HSK 3Character · NounTraditional豬

pig; pork; pig-derived products

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Meanings

3 senses · 9 examples
1.

noun

pig; swine

Commonly raised domestic livestock.

Nóng农
cūn村
lǐ里
hěn很
duō多
rén人
jiā家
dōu都
yǎng养
zhū猪
 。

Many families in the countryside raise pigs.

Zhè这
tóu头
zhū猪
zhǎng长
de得
tè特
bié别
féi肥
zhuàng壮
 。

This pig is particularly plump and strong.

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Dòng动
wù物
yuán园
lǐ里
de的
xiǎo小
zhū猪
hěn很
kě可
ài爱
 。

The little pig in the zoo is very cute.

Yě野
zhū猪
shì是
zhū猪
de的
yě野
shēng生
pǐn品
zhǒng种
 。

Wild boar is the wild breed of pigs.

Tā他
xiàng像
zhū猪
yī一
yàng样
tān贪
shuì睡
 。

He sleeps like a pig.

2.

noun

pork; pig meat

Commonly used in daily cooking contexts.

Wǒ我
zuì最
xǐ喜
huan欢
chī吃
hóng红
shāo烧
ròu肉
 ,
yòng用
zhū猪
zuò做
de的
 。

I love braised pork most, made from pig meat.

Cài菜
shì市
chǎng场
de的
zhū猪
hěn很
xīn新
xiān鲜
 。

The pork at the market is very fresh.

3.

noun

pig-based materials

formal

Refers to byproducts of pig farming.

Zhū猪
de的
pí皮
kě可
yǐ以
zhì制
chéng成
yōu优
zhì质
pí皮
gé革
 。

Pig skin can be made into high-quality leather.

Zhū猪
zōng鬃
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
zhì制
zuò作
yìng硬
máo毛
shuā刷
 。

Pig bristles can be used to make hard brushes.