毛[máo]

名

1. hair; feather; down

♦ 这马长得一身好~。 The horse has a fine coat of hair.

♦ 桃子的皮上有细~。 A peach has downy skin.

2. wool

♦ ~袜 woollen stockings

♦ 这件夹克衫是棉的还是~的？ Is this jacket cotton or woollen?

3. mildew; mould

♦ 长毛

4. 口 mao, a fractional unit of money in China (=1/10 yuan 元 or 10 fen 分)

♦ 一~钱 one mao

♦ 这支铅笔几~钱？—四~。 How much is this pencil?—Four mao.

形

1. semifinished

♦ 毛坯

2. gross

♦ 毛利

3. little; small

♦ ~贼 petty thief; pilferer

4. careless; crude; rash

♦ ~头~脑 rash; impetuous

5. panicky; scared; flurried

♦ 这下可把他吓~了。 This really made him scared.

♦ 她一考试就~。 She panicks whenever she takes an exam.

动

1. 口 (of currency) be no longer worth its face value; depreciate

♦ 钱~了。 Money has gone down in value.

2. 方 get angry; lose one's temper

♦ 你可别再说他了, 再说, 他就要~了。 Don't scold him any more or he'll get angry.