猫māocat
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.
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?
How is 猫 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你家有猫吗?
Nǐ jiā yǒu māo ma?
Does your family have a cat?
- 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.
- Speaker A:
那只猫喜欢吃什么?
Nà zhī māo xǐhuan chī shénme?
What does that cat like to eat?
- 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.
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- 小xiǎosmall; tinyHSK 1
- 喜欢xǐ huanto like; to be fond ofHSK 1
- 家jiāhome; familyHSK 1
- 只zhīclassifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etcHSK 1
- 睡觉shuì jiàoto go to bedHSK 1
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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.