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猫māocat

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猫 (māo) means cat. 我家有一只猫 says my family has one cat. 这只猫很小 says this cat is very small. 我喜欢猫 says I like cats. 那只猫在睡觉 says that cat is sleeping. These sentences use 猫 for the animal: one cat at home, a small cat, cats in general, and a sleeping cat.

What does 猫 mean?

  1. 1.

    catnoun

What does the character 猫 mean?

  • 猫cat

How do you use 猫?

猫 can take the measure word 只, as in 一只猫.

Patterns

  • 一只猫

    我家有一只猫。

    Wǒ jiā yǒu yì zhī māo.

    My family has one cat.

  • 喜欢猫

    我喜欢猫。

    Wǒ xǐhuan māo.

    I like cats.

What are some examples of 猫 in a sentence?

  1. 我家有一只猫。

    Wǒ jiā yǒu yì zhī māo.

    My family has one cat.

  2. 这只猫很小。

    Zhè zhī māo hěn xiǎo.

    This cat is very small.

  3. 我喜欢猫。

    Wǒ xǐhuan māo.

    I like cats.

  4. 那只猫在睡觉。

    Nà zhī māo zài shuìjiào.

    That cat is sleeping.

How is 猫 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你家有猫吗?

    Nǐ jiā yǒu māo ma?

    Does your family have a cat?

  2. Speaker B:

    有一只。那只猫很小,也很可爱。

    Yǒu yì zhī. Nà zhī māo hěn xiǎo, yě hěn kě'ài.

    We have one. That cat is very small, and it is also very cute.

  3. Speaker A:

    那只猫喜欢吃什么?

    Nà zhī māo xǐhuan chī shénme?

    What does that cat like to eat?

  4. Speaker B:

    那只猫喜欢吃鱼,不喜欢吃面包。

    Nà zhī māo xǐhuan chī yú, bù xǐhuan chī miànbāo.

    That cat likes to eat fish, and it does not like to eat bread.

Can you use 猫 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我家有一只___。(My family has one cat.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "This cat is very small"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我喜欢___。(I like cats.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.