老鼠

lǎo shǔ · lao shu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. rat; mouse (CL:隻 / 只 (zhī))

In a sentence

2 examples
01

可(kě)怜(lián)的(de)猫(māo)! 她(tā)无(wú)法(fǎ)抓(zhuā)住(zhù)敏(mǐn)捷(jié)的(de)老(lǎo)鼠(shǔ)。

Poor cat! She can't catch the nimble mouse.

Tatoeba: Chinese by kanlaon · English by mervert1 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

厨(chú)房(fáng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一(yì)只(zhī)老(lǎo)鼠(shǔ)躲(duǒ)在(zài)柜(guì)子(zi)后(hòu)面(miàn)。

There is a mouse hiding behind the cabinet in the kitchen.

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