虎
hǔ
Pinyin

Definition

虎
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hǔ
  1. tiger
  2. CL:隻|只[zhī]

Character Decomposition

Compounds (7)

彪
biāo
  1. 1 tiger stripes
  2. 2 tiger cub
  3. 3 (old) classifier for troops
唬
hǔ
  1. 1 a tiger's roar
  2. 2 to scare
琥
hǔ
  1. 1 amber
虢
Guó
  1. 1 Guo, a kinship group whose members held dukedoms within the Zhou Dynasty realm, including Western Guo 西虢國|西虢国 and Eastern Guo 東虢國|东虢国
  2. 2 surname Guo
号
háo
  1. 1 roar
  2. 2 cry
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè

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 classifier: 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 classifier: 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

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

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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