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毛 máo hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])
Results beginning with 毛
毛病 máo bìng fault / defect / shortcomings / ailment / CL:個|个[ge4]
毛巾 máo jīn towel / CL:條|条[tiao2]
毛衣 máo yī (wool) sweater / CL:件[jian4]
毛孔 máo kǒng pore
毛毛 Máo mao (pet name for a baby or small child)
毛发 máo fà hair
毛利 máo lì gross profit
毛皮 máo pí fur / pelt
毛笔 máo bǐ writing brush / CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3]
毛毯 máo tǎn blanket
毛细 máo xì capillary
毛线 máo xiàn knitting wool / wool yarn
毛毡 máo zhān felt
毛坯 máo pī semifinished products
毛驴 máo lu:2 donkey / CL:頭|头[tou2]
毛重 máo zhòng gross weight
毛色 máo sè (of an animal) appearance or color of coat
毛囊 máo náng hair follicle
毛片 máo piàn pornographic film / rushes (of a movie) / (old) fur color
毛刷 máo shuà brush
毛虫 máo chóng caterpillar
毛豆 máo dòu immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod
毛竹 máo zhú moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc
毛刺 máo cì barb / whiskers
毛料 máo liào rough lumber / woollen cloth
毛子 máo zi hairy fellow / foreigner / Russian (derog.) / bandit (old) / tuft of fine hair
毛边 máo biān raw edge (textiles, papermaking etc) / rough edge
毛条 máo tiáo wool top, semiprocessed raw wool
毛肚 máo dǔ tripe (gastronomy)
毛猪 máo zhū live pig
毛概 Máo Gài Introduction to Maoism (subject) / abbr. for 毛澤東思想概論|毛泽东思想概论[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 Si1 xiang3 Gai4 lun4]
毛拉 máo lā Mullah (religious leader in Islam)
毛茛 máo gèn buttercup
毛茶 máo chá unprocessed sun-dried tea leaves used to make black or green tea
毛根 máo gēn a strand of hair / pipe cleaner
毛坑 máo kēng variant of 茅坑[mao2 keng1]
毛口 máo kǒu metal filings (e.g. from a drill or lathe) / burr
毛姆 Máo mǔ Maugham (family name) / W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), English writer
毛派 máo pài Maoist
毛瑟 máo sè Mauser
毛刷 máo shuā brush
毛厕 máo si variant of 茅廁|茅厕[mao2 si5]
毛遂 Máo Suì Mao Sui (third century BC), who proverbially offered his services to the King of Chu 楚, see 毛遂自薦|毛遂自荐[Mao2 Sui4 zi4 jian4]
毛檀 máo tán bangkirai / yellow balau
毛窝 máo wō cotton-padded shoes / (old) shoes made of woven grass, padded with feathers
毛象 máo xiàng mammoth
毛选 Máo xuǎn Selected Works of Mao Zedong / abbr. for 毛澤東選集|毛泽东选集[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 Xuan3 ji2]
毛腰 máo yāo (dialect) to bend over
毛痣 máo zhì hairy nevus
毛锥 máo zhuī writing brush (old) / Castanopsis fordii, a species of evergreen tree common in the south of China whose calybia (nuts) resemble the tip of a writing brush
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毛泽东 Máo Zé dōng Mao Zedong (1893-1976), Chinese communist leader
毛主席 Máo Zhǔ xí Chairman Mao / Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 / (1893-1976), Chinese Communist leader
毛毛虫 máo mao chóng caterpillar
毛茸茸 máo rōng rōng hairy / shaggy
毛毛雨 máo mao yǔ drizzle / light rain / (fig.) mere trifle
毛细孔 máo xì kǒng pore
毛玻璃 máo bō li frosted glass
毛织物 máo zhī wù woolen textiles
毛血旺 máo xuè wàng duck's blood and beef tripe in spicy soup
毛鳞鱼  capelin
毛边纸 máo biān zhǐ fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc / also written 毛邊|毛边[mao2 bian1]
毛哔叽 máo bì jī serge
毛诞节 Máo dàn jié Mao Zedong’s birthday, December 26th
毛邓三 Máo Dèng Sān Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory & the Three Represents / abbr. for 毛澤東思想|毛泽东思想[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 Si1 xiang3], 鄧小平理論|邓小平理论[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2 Li3 lun4] and 三個代表|三个代表[San1 ge4 Dai4 biao3]
毛管力 máo guǎn lì capillary forces
毛孩子 máo hái zi (coll.) infant / ignorant child
毛利人 máo lì rén Maori, indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand
毛利语 máo lì yǔ Maori / te reo Maori
毛南族 Máo nán zú Maonan ethnic group of Guangxi
毛绒绒 máo róng róng fluffy / furry
毛收入 máo shōu rù gross income / gross profit
毛酸浆 máo suān jiāng husk ground-cherry / Physalis pubescens
毛塑像 Máo sù xiàng statue of Chairman Mao Zedong (1893-1976) 毛澤東|毛泽东[Mao2 Ze2 dong1]
毛腿鵟 máo tuǐ kuáng (bird species of China) rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
毛猬属 máo wèi shǔ Hylomys
毛线衣 máo xiàn yī sweater / woolen knitwear / wool
毛线针 máo xiàn zhēn knitting needle
毛小囊 máo xiǎo náng follicle
毛鸭蛋 máo yā dàn balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell)
毛洋槐 máo yáng huái rose acacia (Robinia hispida, a false acacia)
毛毡苔 máo zhān tái Drosera
毛主义 Máo zhǔ yì Maoism
毛子国 Máo zi guó (derog.) Russia
毛腿𫛭 máo tuǐ kuáng (bird species of China) rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
毛骨悚然 máo gǔ sǒng rán to have one's hair stand on end (idiom) / to feel one's blood run cold
毛细血管 máo xì xuè guǎn capillary blood vessels
毛绒玩具 máo róng wán jù plush toy / cuddly toy
毛遂自荐 Máo Suì zì jiàn 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)
毛里求斯 Máo lǐ qiú sī Mauritius
毛手毛脚 máo shǒu máo jiǎo carelessly and haphazardly / to paw / to grope / to get fresh
毛坯钻石  rough diamond
毛额预算 máo é yù suàn gross budget
毛管边缘 máo guǎn bian yuán capillary fringe
毛管上限 máo guǎn shàng xiàn capillary fringe
毛狐猴属 máo hú hóu shǔ woolly
毛脚渔鸮 máo jiǎo yú xiāo (bird species of China) Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni)
毛霉菌病 máo méi jūn bìng mucormycosis
毛腿沙鸡 máo tuǐ shā jī (bird species of China) Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)
毛尾鼹属 máo wěi yǎn shǔ Hairy-tailed
毛细管水 máo xì guǎn shuǐ capillary water / capillary groundwater
毛泽东思想 Máo Zé dōng Sī xiǎng Mao Zedong Thought / Maoism
毛里塔尼亚 Máo lǐ tǎ ní yà Mauritania
毛细管柱法  capillary column
毛贝雷人民 máo bèi léi rén mín Maubere
毛德皇后地 máo dé huáng hòu dì Dronning Maud Land
毛耳鼠狐猴 máo ěr shǔ hú hóu Hairy-eared
毛腿耳夜鹰 máo tuǐ ěr yè yīng (bird species of China) great eared nightjar (Eurostopodus macrotis)
毛泽东选集 Máo Zé dōng Xuǎn jí Selected Works of Mao Zedong
毛泽东主义 Máo Zé dōng zhǔ yì Maoism
毛织运动衫 máo zhī yùn dòng shān jersey
毛主席语录 Máo Zhǔ xí Yǔ lù Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, published from 1964 to about 1976
毛里求斯宣言  Mauritius Declaration
毛贝雷民主党 máo bèi léi mín zhǔ dǎng Maubere Democratic Party
毛出在羊身上 máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom) / One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free.
毛里求斯战略 máo lǐ qiú sī zhàn lu:è Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States / Mauritius Strategy
毛主席纪念堂 Máo Zhǔ xí Jì niàn táng Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
毛里求斯共和国 máo lǐ qiú sī gòng hé guó the Republic of Mauritius
毛细管气相色谱法  capillary gas chromatography
毛德皇后地航空网  Dronning Maud Land Air Network
毛里塔尼亚人权协会  Association mauritanienne des droits de l'homme
毛里塔尼亚伊斯兰运动  Hareke Islamiya Al Mauritania / Mauritanian Islamic Movement / HASSEM Movement
毛泽东·不为人知的故事  Mao Zedong, the unknown story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 / and Jon Halliday
毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事  Mao Zedong, the unknown story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 / and Jon Halliday
毛里塔尼亚母子健康协会  Association mauritanienne pour la santé de la mère et de l'enfant
毛里求斯社会服务理事会  Mauritius Council of Social Service
毛里求斯战略五年期审评 máo lǐ qiú sī zhàn lu:è wǔ nián qī shěn píng Five-Year Review of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action for Sustainable Development of SIDS / Mauritius Strategy +5 Review
毛里塔尼亚伊斯兰共和国 máo lǐ tǎ ní yà yī sī lán gòng hé guó the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
毛泽东・不为人知的故事 máo zé dōng · bù wéi rén zhī de gù shi Mao Zedong, the unknown story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 / and Jon Halliday
毛泽东・鲜为人知的故事 Máo Zé dōng · Xiān wéi rén zhī de Gù shi Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 / and Jon Halliday
毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事 Máo Zé dōng · Xiān wéi rén zhī de Gù shi Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 / and Jon Halliday
毛里塔尼亚发展与环境保护协会  Association mauritanienne pour le développement et la protection de l'environnement
Approximate Results for 毛
羽毛 yǔ máo feather / plumage / plume
眉毛 méi mao eyebrow / CL:根[gen1]
睫毛 jié máo eyelashes
羊毛 yáng máo fleece / wool / woolen
皮毛 pí máo fur / fur clothing / skin and hair / superficial / superficial knowledge
长毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc)
绒毛 róng máo fur / down (soft fur) / villi capillary (in the small intestine)
发毛 fā máo to rant and rave / to be scared, upset (Beijing dialect)
阴毛 yīn máo pubic hair
汗毛 hàn máo hair / soft hair / down
鸡毛 jī máo chicken feather / CL:根[gen1] / trivial
脱毛 tuō máo to lose hair or feathers / to molt / depilation / to shave
寒毛 hán máo fine hair on the human body
无毛 wú máo hairless
鹅毛 é máo goose feather
体毛 tǐ máo body hair
毫毛 háo máo fine hair (on the body) / down / (often used figuratively as in 動毫毛|动毫毛[dong4 hao2 mao2] "to harm sb in the slightest way")
鬃毛 zōng máo mane
细毛 xì máo fuzz / fine fur (of marten etc)
拔毛 bá máo to pull out hair / to pluck / epilation
腋毛 yè máo armpit hair
茸毛 róng máo fuzz
起毛 qǐ máo fluff / lint / to feel nervous
软毛 ruǎn máo fur
纤毛 xiān máo cilium
棉毛 mián máo knitted cotton
刚毛 gāng máo bristle
翎毛 líng máo feather / plume / plumage / CL:根[gen1]
不毛 bù máo barren
鞭毛 biān máo flagellum
换毛 huàn máo to molt (of birds) / to change feathers
耻毛 chǐ máo pubic hair
白毛 bái máo white hair (of animals) / see also 白髮|白发[bai2 fa4]
被毛 bèi máo coat (of an animal)
鬓毛 bìn máo hair on the temples
触毛 chù máo tactile hair / vibrissa / whisker
搞毛 gǎo máo (dialect) what are you doing? / what the hell?
龟毛 guī máo (Tw) (coll.) indecisive / fussy / nitpicking / (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ku-moo])
鬣毛 liè máo mane
牛毛 niú máo ox hair (used as a metaphor for sth very numerous or sth fine and delicate)
惹毛 rě máo (coll.) to irritate / to annoy / to piss sb off
烧毛 shāo máo to singe (textiles)
为毛 wèi máo (Internet slang) why?
五毛 wǔ máo fifty cents (0.5 RMB) / (fig.) paltry sum of money / (abbr. for 五毛黨|五毛党[wu3 mao2 dang3]) hired Internet commenter
腺毛 xiàn máo glandular hair / trichome
须毛 xū máo whiskers / mustache
长毛 zhǎng máo to grow hair / to become mildewed
棕毛 zōng máo palm fiber / coir
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羽毛球 yǔ máo qiú shuttlecock / badminton / CL:個|个[ge4]
睫毛膏 jié máo gāo mascara
羊毛衫 yáng máo shān wool sweater / cardigan
老毛病 lǎo máo bìng chronic illness / old weakness / chronic problem
出毛病 chū máo bìng a problem appears / to break down
白毛女 bái máo nu:3 The White Haired Girl (1950), one of the first PRC films
挑毛病 tiāo máo bìng to nitpick / petty criticism / to nag
长毛绒 cháng máo róng (textiles) plush
长毛象 cháng máo xiàng woolly mammoth
山毛榉 shān máo jǔ beech
红毛丹 hóng máo dān rambutan or rumbutan (tropical fruit) (Nephelium lappaceum)
羊毛脂 yáng máo zhī lanolin / wool oil
金毛犬 jīn máo quǎn golden retriever (dog breed)
纤毛虫  ciliary feeder
多毛虫  tube worm
鞭毛纲 biān máo gāng flagellate
动毫毛 dòng háo máo to lay a finger on sb / to harm sb in the slightest way
多毛纲 duō máo gāng polychaete worms / Polychaeta
鹅毛笔 é máo bǐ quill pen
二毛子 èr máo zi lit. secondary foreigner / (derogatory term for Chinese Christians and others associated with foreigners, used at the time of the Boxer Rebellion) / (coll.) westernized Chinese person / (derog.) person of mixed Chinese and Russian blood / (slang) Ukraine / German shepherd dog / (dialect) two-year-old goat
飞毛腿 fēi máo tuǐ swift feet / fleet-footed runner
汗毛孔 hàn máo kǒng sweat pore
薅羊毛 hāo yáng máo to seek out discount vouchers, cashback offers etc and use them in making purchases
鸡毛店 jī máo diàn a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on
金毛狗 jīn máo gǒu golden retriever (dog breed) / Cibotium barometz, Asian tropical tree fern with hairy fronds (used in TCM)
老毛子 lǎo máo zi Westerner (esp. a Russian) (derog.)
马海毛 mǎ hǎi máo mohair (loanword)
马列毛 Mǎ Liè Máo Marx, Lenin and Mao
眉毛钳 méi máo qián tweezers
三毛猫 sān máo māo tortoiseshell cat / calico cat
伤毫毛 shāng háo máo see 動毫毛|动毫毛[dong4 hao2 mao2]
脱毛剂 tuō máo jì depilatory medicine
五毛党 wǔ máo dǎng fifty cents party (person supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet sites)
小毛虫 xiǎo máo chóng slug
小毛头 xiǎo máo tou (coll.) new-born baby / young boy
羊毛毯 yáng máo tǎn woolen blanket
羊毛線 yáng máo xiàn knitting wool / wool yarn
羊毛线 yáng máo xiàn knitting wool / wool yarn
羽毛笔 yǔ máo bǐ quill pen
羽毛缎 yǔ máo duàn camlet (silk fabric)
凤毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between
鸡毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) / fig. trivial (matter)
多如牛毛 duō rú niú máo as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom) / innumerable / countless
吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom) / fig. to be fastidious / nitpick
黄毛丫头 huáng máo yā tou silly little girl
九牛一毛 jiǔ niú yī máo lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom) / fig. a drop in the ocean
不毛之地 bù máo zhī dì barren land / desert
羽毛球场 yǔ máo qiú chǎng badminton court
火烧眉毛 huǒ shāo méi mao lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom) / fig. desperate situation / extreme emergency
拔毛连茹 bá máo lián rú lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom) / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
鹅毛大雪 é máo dà xuě goose feather snow (idiom) / big heavy snow fall
鸿毛泰岱 hóng máo tài dài light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom) / of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
鸿毛泰山 hóng máo Tài Shān lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
略知皮毛 lu:è zhī pí máo slight knowledge of sth / superficial acquaintance with a subject / a smattering
千里鹅毛 qiān lǐ é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛[qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2]
轻于鸿毛 qīng yú hóng máo light as a goose feather (idiom) / trifling / unimportant
茹毛饮血 rú máo yǐn xuè devour raw meat and fowl (of savages)
泰山鸿毛 Tài shān hóng máo as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers to death)
雁过拔毛 yàn guò bá máo lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose / fig. to seize any opportunity / pragmatic
一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá stingy (idiom)
基薪毛额  gross base salary
负债毛额 fù zhài máo é gross liability
金毛鼹科 jīn máo yǎn kē golden
块儿八毛 kuài r bā máo one yuan or less / around 80 cents or one dollar
绒毛猴属 róng máo hóu shǔ woolly
身披羽毛 shēn pī yǔ máo feathered
挑毛剔刺 tiāo máo tī cì to find fault / to carp / nitpicking
五毛特效 wǔ máo tè xiào laughable low-budget special effects
小毛毡苔 xiǎo máo zhān tái Drosera
薪金毛额 xīn jīn máo é gross salary
腰鞭毛虫 yāo biān máo chóng dinoflagellates
羽毛果科 yǔ máo guǒ kē Misodendron
众毛攒球 zhòng máo zǎn qiú many little drops make an ocean (idiom)
千里寄鹅毛 qiān lǐ jì é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
千里送鹅毛 qiān lǐ sòng é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
白腹毛脚燕 bái fù máo jiǎo yàn (bird species of China) common house martin (Delichon urbicum)
藏毛性疾病 cáng máo xìng jí bìng pilonidal disease
东部毛狐猴 dōng bù máo hú hóu eastern
飞毛腿导弹 fēi máo tuǐ dǎo dàn Scud missile / Scud
黑喉毛角燕 hēi hóu máo jiǎo yàn (bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense)
金毛寻回犬 jīn máo xún huí quǎn golden retriever
绵毛负鼠属 mián máo fù shǔ shǔ Woolly
绒毛蛛猴属 róng máo zhū hóu shǔ Muriqui
柔毛蜡烛木 róu máo là zhú mù safukala
挑毛剔刺儿 tiāo máo tī cì r erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺[tiao1 mao2 ti1 ci4]
西部毛狐猴 xī bù máo hú hóu western
烟腹毛脚燕 yān fù máo jiǎo yàn (bird species of China) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus)
羊肚子毛巾 yáng dù zi máo jīn see 羊肚手巾[yang2 du4 shou3 jin1]
管制毛坯钻石  rough controls
估计批款毛额  gross appropriation estimates
梨形鞭毛虫病  giardiasis / lambliasis
多毛目环节虫 duō máo mù huán jié chóng polychaete worms / Polychaeta
绒毛性腺激素 róng máo xìng xiàn jī sù human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
所需资源毛额 suǒ xū zī yuán máo é gross requirements
纤毛动力蛋白 xiān máo dòng lì dàn bái ciliary dynein protein
西藏毛腿沙鸡 Xī zàng máo tuǐ shā jī (bird species of China) Tibetan sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus)
眉毛胡子一把抓 méi mao hú zi yī bǎ zhuā careless / any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
羊毛出在羊身上 yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom) / One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free.
拔根汗毛比腰粗 bá gēn hàn máo bǐ yāo cū lit. a hair plucked from (person A) would be thicker than (person B)'s waist (idiom) / fig. A is far richer (or more powerful) than B / (used in a pattern such as A拔根汗毛比B的腰粗[A ba2 gen1 han4 mao2 bi3 B de5 yao1 cu1])
拿着鸡毛当令箭 ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom) / to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
国际羊毛研究小组 guó jì yáng máo yán jiū xiǎo zǔ International Wool Study Group
国际羽毛球联合会 Guó jì Yǔ máo qiú Lián hé huì International Badminton Federation
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