仓鼠
cāng shǔ
Pinyin

Definition

仓鼠
 - 
cāng shǔ
  1. hamster

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

老鼠
lǎo shǔ
  1. 1 rat
  2. 2 mouse
  3. 3 CL:隻|只[zhī]
鼠标
shǔ biāo
  1. 1 mouse (computing)
仓鼠
cāng shǔ
  1. 1 hamster
小鼠
xiǎo shǔ
  1. 1 mouse
松鼠
sōng shǔ
  1. 1 squirrel
米老鼠
Mǐ Lǎo shǔ
  1. 1 Mickey Mouse
袋鼠
dài shǔ
  1. 1 kangaroo
鼠
shǔ
  1. 1 rat
  2. 2 mouse
  3. 3 CL:隻|只[zhī]
鼠标垫
shǔ biāo diàn
  1. 1 mouse pad
鼬鼠
yòu shǔ
  1. 1 weasel
土拨鼠
tǔ bō shǔ
  1. 1 groundhog
大鼠
dà shǔ
  1. 1 rat
天竺鼠
tiān zhú shǔ
  1. 1 guinea pig
  2. 2 cavy
子鼠
zǐ shǔ
  1. 1 Year 1, year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)
小老鼠
xiǎo lǎo shǔ
  1. 1 @
  2. 2 at symbol
小袋鼠
xiǎo dài shǔ
  1. 1 wallaby
  2. 2 pademelon
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
  1. 1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
  2. 2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
捕鼠器
bǔ shǔ qì
  1. 1 mousetrap
栗鼠
lì shǔ
  1. 1 chinchilla
  2. 2 chipmunk
滑鼠
huá shǔ
  1. 1 (computer) mouse (Tw)

Idioms (14)

一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
  1. 1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
  2. 2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
抱头鼠窜
bào tóu shǔ cuàn
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
抱头鼠蹿
bào tóu shǔ cuān
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
  2. 2 also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜
狗逮老鼠
gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ
  1. 1 lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be meddlesome
穷鼠啮狸
qióng shǔ niè lí
  1. 1 a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on
罗雀掘鼠
luó què jué shǔ
  1. 1 lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom); fig. hard pressed for cash
  2. 2 on the verge of bankruptcy
老鼠拉龟，无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
  1. 1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
  2. 2 no clue where to start
老鼠过街，人人喊打
lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ
  1. 1 lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone detests a lowlife
胆小如鼠
dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ
  1. 1 chicken-hearted (idiom)
  2. 2 gutless
猫哭老鼠
māo kū lǎo shǔ
  1. 1 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
  2. 2 crocodile tears
贼眉鼠眼
zéi méi shǔ yǎn
  1. 1 shifty-eyed
  2. 2 crafty-looking (idiom)
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián
  1. 1 Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

给你看照片，我的仓鼠生宝宝了！
gěi nǐ kàn zhàopiàn ，wǒ de cāngshǔ shēng bǎobao le ！
Look at these photos. My hamster had babies!
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仓鼠好养吗？臭不臭？咬人吗？
cāngshǔ hǎoyǎng ma ？chòu bu chòu ？yǎo rén ma ？
Are hamsters easy to raise? Do they smell? Do they bite?
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仓鼠还好，这么小。还有人养蛇，猫头鹰之类的宠物。
cāngshǔ hái hǎo ，zhème xiǎo 。hái yǒu rén yǎng shé ，māotóuyīng zhīlèi de chǒngwù 。
Hamsters aren't so bad because they're so little. Some people keep snakes and owls and stuff as pets.
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