虎
hǔ
Pinyin

Definition

虎
 - 
hǔ
  1. tiger
  2. CL:隻|只[zhī]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

生龙活虎
shēng lóng huó hǔ
  1. 1 lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. vigorous and lively
老虎
lǎo hǔ
  1. 1 tiger
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
卧虎
wò hǔ
  1. 1 crouching tiger
  2. 2 fig. major figure in hiding
  3. 3 concealed talent
虎
hǔ
  1. 1 tiger
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
龙腾虎跃
lóng téng hǔ yuè
  1. 1 lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. prosperous and bustling
  3. 3 vigorous and active
壁虎
bì hǔ
  1. 1 gecko
  2. 2 house lizard
如虎添翼
rú hǔ tiān yì
  1. 1 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
  2. 2 with redoubled power (idiom)
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
  1. 1 to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
  2. 2 to gorge oneself
猛虎
měng hǔ
  1. 1 fierce tiger
卧虎藏龙
Wò hǔ Cáng lóng
  1. 1 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安[Lǐ Ān]
虎口
hǔ kǒu
  1. 1 tiger's den
  2. 2 dangerous place
  3. 3 the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
虎子
hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 tiger cub
  2. 2 brave young man
虎年
hǔ nián
  1. 1 Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
虎牙
hǔ yá
  1. 1 (coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)
虎视眈眈
hǔ shì dān dān
  1. 1 to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom)
  2. 2 to eye covetously
虎门
Hǔ mén
  1. 1 the Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong
  2. 2 Humen Town 虎門鎮|虎门镇[Hǔ mén Zhèn]
虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi
  1. 1 lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
路虎
Lù hǔ
  1. 1 Land Rover
雅虎
Yǎ hǔ
  1. 1 Yahoo, Internet portal
马虎
mǎ hu
  1. 1 careless
  2. 2 sloppy
  3. 3 negligent
  4. 4 skimpy

Idioms (20)

一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
伴君如伴虎
bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ
  1. 1 being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)
两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
  1. 1 two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
两虎相争，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu
  1. 1 two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
  2. 2 a battle of the giants
两虎相斗，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
  1. 1 lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the young are fearless
前怕狼后怕虎
qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be full of needless fears
  3. 3 reds under the beds
前门打虎，后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
前门拒虎，后门进狼
qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
势成骑虎
shì chéng qí hǔ
  1. 1 if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
坐山观虎斗
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
  1. 1 sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
  2. 2 watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
如虎添翼
rú hǔ tiān yì
  1. 1 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
  2. 2 with redoubled power (idiom)
打马虎眼
dǎ mǎ hu yǎn
  1. 1 to play dumb
  2. 2 to slack off (idiom)
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
  1. 1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
  3. 3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield

Sample Sentences

他做事不认真，常常马马虎虎。
tā zuòshì bù rènzhēn ，chángcháng mǎmahūhū 。
He doesn’t work seriously. He is careless all the time.
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马马虎虎
mǎmahūhū
Lit: Horse horse tiger tiger. Fig: So-so; careless.
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他的中文马马虎虎。
tā de Zhōngwén mǎmahūhū 。
His Chinese is just ok.
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学习不能马马虎虎。
xuéxí bùnéng mǎmahūhū 。
Learning should be focused on.
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意思是他明明不想做这件事，但是我让他做他不想做的事。这是虎爸，虎妈，或是直升机父母。
yìsi shì tā míngmíng bùxiǎng zuò zhè jiàn shì ，dànshì wǒ ràng tā zuò tā bù xiǎng zuò de shì 。zhèshì hǔbà ，hǔmā ，huòshì zhíshēngjīfùmǔ 。
It means obviously he doesn't want to do something, but I force him to do it. This is how tiger dad, tiger mom or helicopter parents behave.
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两只老虎跑得快。
liǎng zhī lǎohǔ pǎo de kuài 。
Two tigers run fast.
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你不是跟我说，她平常态度挺好的吗？想不到是只笑面虎啊。
nǐ búshi gēn wǒ shuō ，tā píngcháng tàidu tǐng hǎo de ma ？xiǎngbudào shì zhī xiàomiànhǔ a 。
Didn't you say she usually has a good attitude? I had no idea that she's a wolf in sheep's skin.
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不过M公司对西南市场也是虎视眈眈，他们资历、规模与我们相当不能放松呀。
bùguò gōngsī duì xīnán shìchǎng yě shì hǔshìdāndān ，tāmen zīlì 、guīmó yǔ wǒmen xiāngdāng bùnéng fàngsōng ya 。
However, M company is also eyeing the southwest market. We mustn’t relax as their qualifications and scale are quite comparable to us.
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虎妈式教育其实是中国传统教育方式的美国延续，是一种新型的教育方式，属于中西合璧的产物。
hǔ mā shì jiàoyù qíshí shì Zhōngguó chuántǒng jiàoyù fāngshì de Měiguó yánxù ，shì yīzhǒng xīnxíng de jiàoyù fāngshì ，shǔyú ZhōngXīhébì de chǎnwù 。
The "tiger mom" education is actually an American adaptation of traditional Chinese education. As a new trend in education, it is a combination of East and West.
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我觉得难度系数最高的难叫左右为难。也就是说，当妈当的很为难，不知道该当虎妈还是羊妈，佛系妈。
wǒ juéde nándù xìshù zuìgāo de nán jiào zuǒyòuwéinán 。yějiùshìshuō ，dāng mā dāng de hěn wéinán ，bù zhīdào gāidāng hǔ mā háishi yáng mā ，fóxì mā 。
What scores highest in the scale of difficulties is "between a rock and a hard place". In this example, the mother is between a rock and a hard place, wondering whether to be a "tiger mom", or a "lamb mom" "Zen mom."
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