Chinese words starting with “mao”
18 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable mao. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 1 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial m · final ao · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 1
- 2nd tone 8
- 4th tone 9
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 毛病máo bìngHSK 3
fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment
All 18 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 猫 | māo | n,v | cat; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem | |
| 2 | 毛 | máo | nr,n,q | 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 , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分) | |
| 3 | 冒 | mào | v | to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover | |
| 4 | 矛盾 | máo dùn | an,a | contradiction; conflicting views; contradictory | |
| 5 | 帽子 | mào zi | n | hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name | |
| 6 | 冒险 | mào xiǎn | v,vn | to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure | |
| 7 | 贸易 | mào yì | vn,v | (commercial) trade | |
| 8 | 毛衣 | máo yī | n | (wool) sweater | |
| 9 | 毛巾 | máo jīn | n | towel | |
| 10 | 冒充 | mào chōng | v | to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as | |
| 11 | 茅台 | máo tái | Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou; Maotai liquor 茅台酒 | ||
| 12 | 冒犯 | mào fàn | v | to offend | |
| 13 | 矛头 | máo tóu | n | spearhead; barb; an attack or criticism | |
| 14 | 茅台酒 | máo tái jiǔ | maotai (a Chinese liquor) | ||
| 15 | 冒昧 | mào mèi | a | bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of | |
| 16 | 茂盛 | mào shèng | a | lush | |
| 17 | 茂密 | mào mì | a,ad | dense (of plant growth); lush | |
| 18 | 毛笔 | máo bǐ | n | writing brush |
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