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máo

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máo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
máo | mao2
English translation
spear
lance
pike
spear, lance

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About máo

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Number of strokes

5

Radical frequency

65

Traditional form

máo

Contains the radical

máo

Part of speech

Nounal adjective / 名形词 Míngxíng cí

Learning hint

A spear pointed up and to the right

Etymology of máo

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

Explanation

Pictograph of a spear.

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Example sentences using máo

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千百 zhǒng 矛盾 máodùn de 思想 sīxiǎng Cóng nǎo Zhōng 掠过 lu:è guò .

A thousand conflicting thoughts rushed through his mind.

de huà 矛盾 máodùn Bǎi chū .

His speech contained many contradictions.

这种 zhè zhǒng 自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn de 问题 wèntí 只有 zhǐyǒu 证实 zhèngshí gài měi 之间 zhī jiān de 相互作用 xiāng hù zuò yòng 程度 chéngdù cái Néng 得到 dé dào 解决 jiějué .

This paradox may be resolved by determining the extent of interation between calcium and magnesium.

zhàn zài 那里 nà li , jiù 那样 nà yàng Yáng zhāo shǒu , lèng zhāo ,矛盾 máodùn zhāo ,心焦 xīn jiāo zhāo ,突然 tūrán jiān , duì 自己 zìjǐ 产生 chǎnshēng chū zhǒng 深深 shēn shēn de 厌恶 yànwù .

All of a sudden self - resentment engulfed me.

dǐng kuī jiǎ , chí máo dùn 交锋 jiāo fēng 以为 yǐwéi .

A soldier dons helmet and armour, takes up spear and shield, and rushes gladly into battle.

Words with máo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
矛盾 máodùn contradiction矛盾 máodùn
máo spear máo
矛头 máo tóu barb矛頭
长矛 cháng máo pike長矛
自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn to contradict oneself自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn
敌我矛盾 dí wǒ máo dùn Either you are for us or against us.敵我矛盾

máo Decomposition & Compounds

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máo Compounds

See all 67 Chinese words that contain the character máo in their composition.

  • máo
    • róu
      • róu , róu , róu , róu , náo , róu , róu , , róu , , , , , , , , , ,
    • máo
    • mào
      • , jué , , , qióng , , jué , , , , , , , , jué , , , ,
    • jīn , mào , máo , shuò , , máo , , , , ,
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