毛毛
Máo mao
Pinyin

Definition

毛毛
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Máo mao
  1. (pet name for a baby or small child)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

毛
Máo
  1. 1 surname Mao
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
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
Máo mao
  1. 1 (pet name for a baby or small child)
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]
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

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
鸡毛蒜皮
jī máo suàn pí
  1. 1 lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. trivial (matter)
凤毛麟角
fèng máo lín jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. few and far between

Sample Sentences

队排得真长，毛毛，你要不要气球？有海豚的哦！
duì pái de zhēn cháng ，máomáo ，nǐ yào bú yào qìqiú ？yǒu hǎitún de ò ！
There's a really long queue, Maomao, do you want a balloon? They've got dolphin ones!
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隔天，8月7号星期四，女孩儿消失的第32天，一个雷电交加的夜晚。这晚秦宇照常是一个人在店里。洗着杯子的时候，不知怎的，总觉得背后好像有双眼睛在盯着他，心里不禁感到毛毛的，浑身不自在。转过身，他大吃一惊！
gétiān ，bā yuè qī hào Xīngqīsì ，nǚháiēr xiāoshī de dì sānshíèr tiān ，yīgè léidiànjiāojiā de yèwǎn 。zhè wǎn qínyǔ zhàocháng shì yīgè rén zài diàn lǐ 。xǐ zhe bēizi de shíhou ，bùzhīzěnde ，zǒng juéde bèihòu hǎoxiàng yǒu shuāng yǎnjing zài dīng zhe tā ，xīnli bùjīn gǎndào máomáo de ，húnshēn bùzìzai 。zhuàn guò shēn ，tā dàchīyījīng ！
The next day, Thursday, August 7th, the 32nd day since the girl disappeared, it’s a dark and stormy night. QinYu was in the shop by himself as usual. When washing the glasses, he somehow felt that there was someone staring at him. He couldn’t help but feel a chill down his spine. As he turned around, he was shocked by what he saw!!
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不催、不催。古诗说，清明时节雨纷纷，今天还真的下毛毛雨了呢。
bù cuī 、bù cuī 。gǔshī shuō ，qīngmíngshíjié yǔ fēnfēn ，jīntiān hái zhēnde xià máomáoyǔ le ne 。
No rush, no rush. Isn't there a classical poem that goes, "The rain falls in endless showers on Tomb Sweeping Festival." Today it really is drizzling.
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秦阿姨接着说：“童童说是康康干的，康康说是毛毛干的，星星说自己没干，毛毛说康康在撒谎，你看这该怎么办？”
Qín āyí jiē zhe shuō ：“Tóngtong shuō shì Kāngkang gàn de ，Kāngkang shuō shì máomao gàn de ，xīngxing shuō zìjǐ méi gàn ，máomao shuō Kāngkang zài sāhuǎng ，nǐ kàn zhè gāi zěnme bàn ？”
Mrs. Qin said, "Tongtong says that Kangkang did it. Kangkang says that Maomao did it. Xingxing says that he didn't do it, and Maomao says Kangkang is lying. What do you think I should do?"
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杭州下着毛毛雨，一位白衣姑娘和一位绿衣姑娘缓缓地走在西湖边上。白衣姑娘有点儿激动，她在寻找自己的救命恩人，她要嫁给他报恩。
Hángzhōu xià zhe máomáoyǔ ，yī wèi báiyī gūniang hé yī wèi lǜyī gūniang huǎnhuǎn de zǒu zài xīhú biān shàng 。báiyī gūniang yǒudiǎnr jīdòng ，tā zài xúnzhǎo zìjǐ de jiùmìng ēnrén ，tā yào jiàgěi tā bào\'ēn 。
A fine rain fell in Hangzhou. A maiden clad in white and a maiden clad in green walked slowly beside West Lake. The white-clad maiden is a bit agitated. She is in search of the one that once saved her, for she intends to marry him to repay her debt to him.
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一条毛毛虫
yī tiáo máomaochóng
A caterpillar.
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对。它叫毛毛。
duì 。tā jiào Máomao 。
Yeah. His name is Maomao.
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不会，我的毛毛很乖。
bùhuì ，wǒ de Máomao hěn guāi 。
Nah, my Maomao is really well-behaved.
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我的花园很干净，没有虫子。啊！毛毛虫！踩死你！踩死你！
wǒ de huāyuán hěn gānjìng ，méiyǒu chóngzi 。a ！máomaochóng ！cǎi sǐ nǐ ！cǎi sǐ nǐ ！
My garden is very clean, there are no bugs. Ah! A caterpillar! Squish it! Squish it!
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