猫只
māo zhī · (formal) cat (used in official documents, news reports etc)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 猫只
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
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cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword) (coll.) modem
只zhīclassifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc; grain that has begun to ripen; variant of 隻|只[zhi1]
大熊猫dàxióngmāogiant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
只能zhǐnéngcan only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
只是zhǐshìmerely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
只要zhǐyàoso long as; provided; if