母鸡 (母雞)
mǔ jī
Pinyin

Definition

母鸡 (母雞)
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mǔ jī
  1. hen

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

母亲
mǔ qīn
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 also pr. [mǔ qin]
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
父母
fù mǔ
  1. 1 father and mother
  2. 2 parents
丈母
zhàng mǔ
  1. 1 wife's mother
  2. 2 mother-in-law
丈母娘
zhàng mǔ niáng
  1. 1 wife's mother
  2. 2 mother-in-law
  3. 3 same as: 丈母
伯母
bó mǔ
  1. 1 wife of father's elder brother
  2. 2 aunt
  3. 3 (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (3)

再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
  1. 1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
在家靠父母，出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母，出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

Sample Sentences

在卡尔维诺小说《车间里的母鸡》里的皮埃德罗，患哮喘的他一个人操纵四台机器，
zài kǎi\'ěrwéinuò xiǎoshuō 《chējiān lǐ de mǔjī 》lǐ de píāidéluó ，huàn xiàochuǎn de tā yī ge rén cāozòng sì tái jīqì ，
In Calvino's novel "The Workshop Hen", Pietro, with his asthma, operates four machines at the same time.
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错！绵羊“面”，山羊“咩”，不一样！那还有，火鸡、公鸡跟母鸡，叫起来有什么不一样？
cuò ！miányáng “miàn ”，shānyáng “miē ”，bù yīyàng ！nà hái yǒu ，huǒjī 、gōngjī gēn mǔjī ，jiào qǐlái yǒu shénme bù yīyàng ？
Wrong! Sheep go "baa", goats go "Meh", they're different! And also what's the difference between the calls of turkeys, roosters and hens?
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我婆婆老说我肚子小，怕饿坏了孩子，一个劲儿让我吃老母鸡。
wǒ pópo lǎo shuō wǒ dùzi xiǎo ，pà è huài le háizi ，yīgejìnr ràng wǒ chī lǎo mǔjī 。
My mother-in-law says my stomach is too small. She's afraid the baby will starve. So she's always making me eat more chicken.
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老婆，快回房间休息吧。我给你盛碗鸡汤，妈炖的老母鸡汤最好喝了。
lǎopó ，kuài huí fángjiān xiūxi ba 。wǒ gěi nǐ chéng wǎn jītāng ，mā dùn de lǎomǔjītāng zuì hǎohē le 。
Quick, dear, go back to your room and rest. I'll ladle out a bowl of chicken soup for you. Mom makes the best chicken soup.
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