母

mǔ · mu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. mother
  2. elderly female relative
  3. origin
  4. source
  5. (of animals) female

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)有(yǒu)三(sān)只(zhī)狗(gǒu),其(qí)中(zhōng)一(yì)只(zhī)是(shì)公(gōng)的(de),另(lìng)外(wài)两(liǎng)只(zhī)是(shì)母(mǔ)的(de)。

I have three dogs. One is male and the other two are female.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

一(yì)只(zhī)母(mǔ)狐(hú)狸(li)和(hé)她(tā)的(de)五(wǔ)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)狐(hú)狸(li)住(zhù)在(zài)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)花(huā)园(yuán)里(lǐ)。

A vixen lives in our garden with her five puppies.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by szago · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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