仓鼠 (倉鼠)
cāng shǔ
Pinyin

Definition

仓鼠 (倉鼠)
 - 
cāng shǔ
  1. hamster

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

老鼠
lǎo shǔ
  1. 1 rat
  2. 2 mouse
  3. 3 classifier: 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

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

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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