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How to say "cat" in Chinese

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猫 māo
(noun) cat
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她 tā 喜欢 xǐ huan 猫 māo 。
She likes cats.
她的 tā de 猫 māo 很 hěn 小 xiǎo 。
Her cat is really small.
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Of Love and Rain - Part 1
刚才 gāng cái 有 yǒu 只 zhī 猫 māo 跑 pǎo 出来 chū lái ， 我 wǒ 为了 wèi le 要 yào 闪 shǎn 它 tā 不小心 bù xiǎo xīn 撞 zhuàng 到 了 le 。
A cat just ran out, and to dodge it, I accidentally ran into this post.
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猫 māo ， 猫 māo 。
Cat, cat.
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一 yī 只 zhī 猫 māo
one cat
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野猫 yě māo
(noun) wild cat; stray cat
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校园 xiào yuán 里 lǐ 有 yǒu 很 hěn 多 duō 野猫 yě māo 。
There are a lot of stray cats on campus.
这 zhè 只 zhǐ 大 dà 野猫 yě māo 看起来 kàn qǐ lái 很 hěn 凶 xiōng 。
This big wild cat looks fierce.
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Mantou's Diary: Episode 10 - Younger Brothers - Part 1 of 2
是 shì 野猫 yě māo 啊 a ！ 打 dǎ 野猫 yě māo ！ 打 dǎ 野猫 yě māo 啦 la ！
It's a stray cat! Hit the stray cat! Hit the stray cat!
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猫咪 māo mī
(noun) cat; kitty
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我 wǒ 最 zuì 喜欢 xǐ huan 猫咪 māo mī 了 le 。
Cats are my favorite.
他 tā 家 jiā 养 yǎng 了 le 五 wǔ 只 zhǐ 的 de 猫咪 māo mī 。
He has five kitties in his house.
我 wǒ 家 jiā 的 de 猫咪 māo mī 会 huì 抓 zhuā 蟑螂 zhāng láng 。
The cat in my house can catch cockroaches.
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The Image of Home
你 nǐ 比较 bǐ jiào 容易 róng yì 接受 jiē shòu 你的 nǐ de 小孩 xiǎo hái 或 huò 猫咪 māo mī 在 zài 上面 shàng miàn 留下 liú xià 痕迹 hén jì 。
It'll be easier for you to accept your kids or cats leaving marks on it.
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猫叫 māo jiào
(noun) meow; cat noise
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我 wǒ 学 xué 猫叫 māo jiào 学 xué 得 de 很 hěn 像 xiàng 。
I learned to mimic a meow really well.
你 nǐ 听到 tīng dào 外面 wài miàn 的 de 猫叫 māo jiào 了 le 吗 ma ？
Did you hear the cat noises outside?
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真相大白 zhēn xiàng dà bái
(expression) the truth comes out; the cat is out of the bag
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别 bié 急 jí ， 马上 mǎ shàng 就要 jiù yào 真相大白 zhēn xiàng dà bái 了 le 。
Don't be in a hurry. The truth is about to be revealed.
等到 děng dào 真相大白 zhēn xiàng dà bái 的 de 那天 nà tiān ， 你 nǐ 就 jiù 能 néng 理解 lǐ jiě 我 wǒ 了 le 。
Wait until the day the truth comes out, then you will understand me.
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Dive In - Part 4 of 6
让 ràng 真相大白 zhēn xiàng dà bái 。
letting the truth come out,
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