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老鼠

老鼠 lǎoshǔ

老鼠 lǎoshǔ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 老鼠 lǎoshǔ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lǎoshǔ | lao3 shu3
English translation
rat
mouse
CL: zhī
> zhǐ [zhī]

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About 老鼠 lǎoshǔ

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Traditional form

老鼠 lǎoshǔ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 老鼠 lǎoshǔ

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 老鼠 lǎoshǔ .

lǎo

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of an old person with long hair bent over and leaning on a cane.

Positional decomposition

耂匕

Number of Strokes

6
shǔ

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a rat.

Positional decomposition

jiù

Number of Strokes

13

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Example sentences using 老鼠 lǎoshǔ

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老鼠 lǎoshǔ 总是 zǒngshì zài 墙壁 qiáng bì Zhōng luàn cuàn .

Mice are always scurrying about in the wall.

zhǐ gǒu zài yǎo 老鼠 lǎoshǔ .

The dog is worrying the rat.

老鼠 lǎoshǔ kěn huài le 一些 yī xiē 木制品.

The rats have chewed away some of the woodwork.

老鼠 lǎoshǔ 木器 mù qì 全啃 huài le .

The rats have eaten away most of the woodwork.

老鼠 lǎoshǔ 一点一点 yī diǎn yī diǎn de kěn zhāo 花生 huāshēng .

The mouse nibbled at the peanuts.

老鼠 lǎoshǔ Decomposition

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 老鼠 lǎoshǔ and their own compounds.

老鼠 lǎoshǔ Compounds

See all 70 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 老鼠 lǎoshǔ in their composition.

  • lǎo
      • shì , , , shī , zhī , zhī , , ,
    • lǎo , lǎo , lǎo , lǎo , lǎo , lǎo , mào , gǒu , dié , , , , , lāo , , , ,
  • shǔ
    • liè
    • cuàn
    • yòu , yǎn , , shǔ , fén , , shēng , shí , shí , jīng , , cuān , , , , , , , , , , , , , yǎn , , , ,
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