羽毛
yǔ máo
Pinyin

Definition

羽毛
 - 
yǔ máo
  1. feather
  2. plumage
  3. plume

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

毛
Máo
  1. 1 surname Mao
毛毛
Máo mao
  1. 1 (pet name for a baby or small child)
毛病
máo bìng
  1. 1 fault
  2. 2 defect
  3. 3 shortcomings
  4. 4 ailment
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
毛衣
máo yī
  1. 1 (wool) sweater
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
羊毛
yáng máo
  1. 1 fleece
  2. 2 wool
  3. 3 woolen
羽绒服
yǔ róng fú
  1. 1 down-filled garment
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
  1. 1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. 2 nitpick
毛主席
Máo Zhǔ xí
  1. 1 Chairman Mao
  2. 2 Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 (1893-1976), Chinese Communist leader
毛孔
máo kǒng
  1. 1 pore
毛巾
máo jīn
  1. 1 towel
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo]
毛毛虫
máo mao chóng
  1. 1 caterpillar
毛毛雨
máo mao yǔ
  1. 1 drizzle
  2. 2 light rain
  3. 3 (fig.) mere trifle
毛毯
máo tǎn
  1. 1 blanket
毛泽东
Máo Zé dōng
  1. 1 Mao Zedong (1893-1976), Chinese communist leader
毛皮
máo pí
  1. 1 fur
  2. 2 pelt
毛笔
máo bǐ
  1. 1 writing brush
  2. 2 CL:枝[zhī],管[guǎn]
毛线
máo xiàn
  1. 1 knitting wool
  2. 2 wool yarn
毛茸茸
máo rōng rōng
  1. 1 hairy
  2. 2 shaggy
毛豆
máo dòu
  1. 1 immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod
毛驴
máo lu:2
  1. 1 donkey
  2. 2 CL:頭|头[tóu]

Idioms (20)

一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
  1. 1 stingy (idiom)
九牛一毛
jiǔ niú yī máo
  1. 1 lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a drop in the ocean
千里寄鹅毛
qiān lǐ jì é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
  2. 2 also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
千里送鹅毛
qiān lǐ sòng é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
千里鹅毛
qiān lǐ é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it
  2. 2 also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛[qiān lǐ sòng é máo]
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
  1. 1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. 2 nitpick
多如牛毛
duō rú niú máo
  1. 1 as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)
  2. 2 great amount of
  3. 3 countless
拔毛连茹
bá máo lián rú
  1. 1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
  2. 2 inextricably tangled together
  3. 3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
  1. 1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
毛出在羊身上
máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng
  1. 1 lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
  2. 2 Nothing comes for free.
毛遂自荐
Máo Suì zì jiàn
  1. 1 Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)
毛骨悚然
máo gǔ sǒng rán
  1. 1 to have one's hair stand on end (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel one's blood run cold
火烧眉毛
huǒ shāo méi mao
  1. 1 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
  2. 2 extreme emergency
礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
羊毛出在羊身上
yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng
  1. 1 lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
  2. 2 Nothing comes for free.
轻于鸿毛
qīng yú hóng máo
  1. 1 light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling
  2. 2 unimportant
铩羽而归
shā yǔ ér guī
  1. 1 to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
鸡毛蒜皮
jī máo suàn pí
  1. 1 lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. trivial (matter)

Sample Sentences

我羽毛球打得不好。
wǒ yǔmáoqiú dǎ de bù hǎo 。
I play badminton poorly.
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那么，羽毛球和乒乓球呢？
nàme ，yǔmáoqiú hé pīngpāngqiú ne ？
Then what about badminton and ping pong?
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我不都喜欢。我喜欢打羽毛球，不喜欢打乒乓球。
wǒ bù dōu xǐhuan 。wǒ xǐhuan dǎ yǔmáoqiú ，bù xǐhuan dǎ pīngpāngqiú 。
I don't like both. I like playing badminton, but I don't like playing ping pong.
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我七点有羽毛球课，得去赶车。
wǒ qī diǎn yǒu yǔmáoqiú kè ，děi qù gǎn chē 。
I have badminton class at 7 o'clock, I have to hurry to catch the bus.
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Tom，明天我们要去打羽毛球，一起去吗？
Tom ，míngtiān wǒmen yào qù dǎ yǔmáoqiú ，yīqǐ qù ma ？
Tom, tomorrow we're going to play badminton. Do you want to go?
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工会还负责订羽毛球场地？
gōnghuì hái fùzé dìng yǔmáoqiú chǎngdì ？
The union also takes care of booking badminton courts?
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打羽毛球
dǎ yǔmáoqiú
to play badminton
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呵呵，羽毛球我可打不好，你来发球吧。
hē hē ，yǔmáoqiú wǒ kě dǎ bù hǎo ，nǐ lái fāqiú ba 。
Ha ha, I am not too good at badminton. You serve.
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我们周末去打羽毛球吧。
wǒmen zhōumò qù dǎ yǔmáoqiú ba 。
Let’s go and play badminton this weekend.
Go to Lesson