野猫 (yě māo) — wildcat; stray cat
Definition
野猫 covers both truly wild cats (untamed species) and feral or stray cats living around people. 猫 alone is the everyday pet cat.
noun
wildcatstray cat
Measure word · 只
Examples
- 野猫。Cóng shān shàng pǎo xià lái de yě māo fēi cháng xiōng měng.The wildcat that ran down from the mountain is very fierce.
- 野猫,。Xiǎo qū lǐ yǒu hěn duō yě māo, lín jū men jīng cháng wèi tā men.There are many stray cats in the neighborhood; the neighbors often feed them.
- 野猫,。Zhè zhī yě māo kàn qǐ lái è le, wǒ men qù mǎi diǎn māo liáng ba.This stray cat looks hungry; let's go buy some cat food.
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