Word information
Simplified毫毛
Traditional毫毛
Pinyinháo máo
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Chinese word dictionary
毫毛
háo máo · fine hair (on the body); down; (often used figuratively as in 動毫毛|动毫毛[dong4 hao2 mao2] "to harm sb in the slightest way")
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毛máo
hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1]); surname Mao
羽毛球yǔmáoqiúbadminton; shuttlecock
毛巾máojīntowel; CL:條|条[tiao2]
毛衣máoyī(wool) sweater; CL:件[jian4]
毛笔máobǐwriting brush; CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3]
毛病máobìngfault; defect; shortcomings; ailment; CL:個|个[ge4]