Hanzi

毛

hair/feather/down/wool/mildew/mold/coarse or semifinished/young/raw/careless/unthinking/nervous/scared/(of currency) to devalue or depreciate/classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

máo, mào

Bopomofo

ㄇㄠˊ, ㄇㄠˋ

Jyutping

mou4

Example sentences

毛 máo
那隻狗的毛很長。
那只狗的毛很长。

That dog's fur is very long.

毛衣 máoyī
媽媽為我織了一件紅色的毛衣。
妈妈为我织了一件红色的毛衣。

Mom knitted a red sweater for me.

圖案 / 图案 túàn
這件毛衣上的圖案非常精美。
这件毛衣上的图案非常精美。

The pattern on this sweater is very exquisite.

羊毛 yángmáo
這件衣服是用純羊毛製成的。
这件衣服是用纯羊毛制成的。

This piece of clothing is made of pure wool.

織成 / 织成 zhīchéng
這件毛衣是由高品質的羊毛織成的。
这件毛衣是由高品质的羊毛织成的。

This sweater is woven from high-quality wool.

毛巾 máojīn
她用一條乾淨的毛巾擦乾了臉。
她用一条干净的毛巾擦干了脸。

She used a clean towel to dry her face.

擰 / 拧 nǐng
他用力把溼毛巾擰乾。
他用力把湿毛巾拧干。

He forcefully wrung out the wet towel.

一毛不拔 yīmáobùbá
他雖然很富有，但對待朋友卻是一毛不拔。
他虽然很富有，但对待朋友却是一毛不拔。

Even though he is wealthy, he is extremely stingy toward his friends.

Example Vocabulary

毛

mao2

fur; hair

毛衣

mao2'yi1

sweater; woolly jumper

羊毛

yang2'mao2

wool; fleece

吹毛求疵

chui1'mao2'qiu2'ci1

毛主席

毛孔

mao2'kong3

毛巾

mao2'jin1

towel

毛毛

一毛不拔

yi1'mao2'bu4'ba2

extremely stingy; parsimonious

不毛之地

bu4'mao2'zhi1'di4

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