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耗子
hàozi
1. (dialect) mouse
2. rat
Common • Top 9%

Character Breakdown

耗
hào
to consume, to use up; to squander, to waste
HSK 6 10 丶
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1 3 丶

Compound Words (2)

狗拿耗子
gǒunáhàozi
lit. a dog who catches mice
猫哭耗子
māokūhàozi
the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
7,638 of 84,292