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老鼠 (lǎo shǔ): mouse

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 6noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
mouse
Characters
2
Part of speech
noun
HSK level
HSK 6

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • mouse

Chinese explanation

  • 一种小型哺乳动物,身体小,尾巴长,善于打洞和攀爬,通常夜间活动
  • 常指家鼠和田鼠等,会偷吃粮食、传播疾病,因此人们常用它来比喻胆小或令人讨厌的人。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity

(bound form) rat

Example sentences

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In the middle of the night, I heard rustling sounds from the kitchen. When I turned on the light, I saw a mouse crawling out of the trash can.

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Grandma said that when she was little, her family was poor, and sometimes they had to catch mice to eat.

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In laboratories, scientists often use mice in experiments to study the effectiveness of new drugs.

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As soon as the cat saw the mouse, it pounced, but unfortunately the mouse ran too fast and slipped into a hole.

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The hygiene at this restaurant is terrible; there are actually mice running around in the kitchen. I will never come back.

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