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mǎng

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mǎng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mǎng | mang3
English translation
python, boa constrictor

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About mǎng

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

mǎng

Contains the radical

chóng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

insect

Etymology of mǎng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

虫莽

Semantic compound

chóng

Phonetic compound

mǎng

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Example sentences using mǎng

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mǎng 主要 zhǔyào chī diǎo xiǎo de 哺乳动物 bǔ rǔ dòng wù .

The boa feeds on birds and small mammals.

蟒蛇 mǎng shé 紧紧 jǐn jǐn 盘绕 pán rào 猎物 liè wù 使 shǐ zhī 无法 wú fǎ 呼吸 hūxī 从而 cóngér 杀死 shā sǐ 猎物。

Pythons kill by tightening their coils so that their victim cannot breathe.

Words with mǎng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
蟒蛇 mǎng shé python蟒蛇 mǎng shé
mǎng python mǎng
巨蟒 jù mǎng python巨蟒 jù mǎng
蟒袍 mǎng páo official robe worn by ministers during the Ming Míng (1368-1644) and Qing Qīng (1644-1911) dynasties蟒袍 mǎng páo

mǎng Decomposition & Compounds

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