Hanzi

mother/elderly female relative/origin/source/(of animals) female

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

mǔ, mú, wǔ, wú

Bopomofo

ㄇㄨˇ, ㄇㄨˊ, ㄨˇ, ㄨˊ

Jyutping

mou5

Example sentences

母親親手做了一頓豐盛的晚餐。
母亲亲手做了一顿丰盛的晚餐。

Mother personally prepared a sumptuous dinner.

母親永遠愛著自己的孩子。
母亲永远爱著自己的孩子。

Mothers always love their children.

父母 fùmǔ
父母總是希望孩子過得好。
父母总是希望孩子过得好。

Parents always hope their children live well.

我父母反對我出國留學。
我父母反对我出国留学。

My parents opposed me going abroad to study.

伯母 bómǔ
伯母做的菜很好吃。

The food my aunt makes is very delicious.

字母 zìmǔ
英語有二十六個字母。
英语有二十六个字母。

English has twenty-six letters.

排列 páiliè
這些書按照字母順序排列在書架上。
这些书按照字母顺序排列在书架上。

These books are arranged on the shelf in alphabetical order.

岳母 yuèmǔ
週末我們要去探望岳母。
周末我们要去探望岳母。

We are going to visit my mother-in-law this weekend.

失敗為成功之母。
失败为成功之母。

Failure is the mother of success.

zhī
失敗是成功之母。
失败是成功之母。

Failure is the mother of success.

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