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Character · Measure word

measure word for tufts of hair

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

measure word

measure word for tufts of hair

neutral

Used specifically for measuring tufts or clumps of hair, often facial hair.

Tā他
xià下
bā巴
shàng上
liú留
zhe着
yī一
zuǒ撮
hú胡
zi子
 。

He has a tuft of beard on his chin.

Lǎo老
rén人
de的
méi眉
máo毛
shàng上
yǒu有
jǐ几
zuǒ撮
bái白
méi眉
máo毛
 。

There are several tufts of white eyebrow hair on the old man's eyebrows.

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Tā他
bá拔
diào掉
le了
bí鼻
zi子
xià下
miàn面
de的
yī一
zuǒ撮
bí鼻
máo毛
 。

He pulled out a tuft of nose hair under his nose.

Nà那
zhī只
māo猫
de的
ěr耳
duo朵
páng旁
biān边
yǒu有
yī一
zuǒ撮
cháng长
máo毛
 。

There is a tuft of long hair next to that cat's ear.

Tā他
zuǐ嘴
chún唇
shàng上
liú留
zhe着
yī一
xiǎo小
zuǒ撮
hú胡
xū须
 。

He has a small tuft of beard on his lips.