Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
猫
māo
Description
猫是一种很常见的小动物，很多人喜欢在家里养猫。
A 猫 is a very common small animal that many people like to keep at home.
猫的叫声是“喵喵”，它们喜欢睡觉，也喜欢抓老鼠。
The sound a 猫 makes is 'meow'; they like to sleep and catch mice.
Meanings
猫māo
cat (the animal)
我家有两只猫。
My family has two cats.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
猫 refers to the animal generally; 小猫 often means a kitten or a small/cute cat.
- Measure word
use 只 (zhī) to count cats, e.g. 一只猫.
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