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| Pronunciation |
: |
mǔ |
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| Meaning |
: |
- mother. (n)
- one’s female elders. (n)
- (of animals) female. (adj)
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| Radical |
: |
母 |
| Strokes |
: |
5 |
| Traditional |
: |
母 |
| Usage |
: |
21.6% |
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Sentences:
| 1. She looks like her mother. |
| tā |
zhǎng |
de |
xiàng |
tā |
mǔ |
qīn |
。 |
| 她 |
长 |
得 |
像 |
她 |
母 |
亲 |
。 |
|
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| 她 |
: |
she, her |
| 长 |
: |
grow |
| 得 |
: |
(particle) sed to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree |
| 像 |
: |
look like |
| 母亲 |
: |
mother |
|
| 2. He’s lived with his grandmother since he was little. |
| tā |
cóng |
xiǎo |
hé |
zǔ |
mǔ |
yì |
qǐ |
shēng |
huó |
。 |
| 他 |
从 |
小 |
和 |
祖 |
母 |
一 |
起 |
生 |
活 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 从 |
: |
from (a time, a place, or a point of view) |
| 小 |
: |
young |
| 和 |
: |
indicating relationship, comparison, etc. |
| 祖母 |
: |
grandmother |
| 一起 |
: |
together |
| 生活 |
: |
live |
|
| 3. That is a cow, not a bull. |
| nà |
shì |
yī |
tóu |
mǔ |
niú |
， |
bú |
shì |
gōng |
niú |
。 |
| 那 |
是 |
一 |
头 |
母 |
牛 |
, |
不 |
是 |
公 |
牛 |
。 |
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| 那 |
: |
that |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 一 |
: |
(numeral) one |
| 头 |
: |
(measure word) head (used for certain domestic animals) |
| 母牛 |
: |
cow |
| 不是 |
: |
not |
| 公牛 |
: |
bull |
| 牛 |
: |
ox, cattle |
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