Chinese word dictionary

猫步

māo bù · cat-like gait; sashaying gait of a catwalk model

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Word information

Simplified猫步

Traditional貓步

Pinyinmāo bù

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

猫māo

cat

步bù

walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress

How to learn 猫步

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Words with the same characters

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猫māo

cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword) (coll.) modem

跑步pǎobù

to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double

大熊猫dàxióngmāo

giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

步bù

a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation; surname Bu

散步sànbù

to take a walk; to go for a walk

步行bùxíng

to go on foot; to walk