麻雀 (má què) — sparrow (a small brown/grey bird); mahjong (the tile game)
Definition
One word, two unrelated meanings: the small bird 'sparrow' (count with 只) and 'mahjong' (the tile game, used in 打麻雀 'to play mahjong').
noun
sparrow (a small brown/grey bird)mahjong (the tile game)
Measure word · 只
Examples
- 麻雀。Yì zhī má què fēi dào le chuāng tái shàng.A sparrow flew onto the windowsill.
- 麻雀。Zhōu mò tā men xǐ huan jù zài yì qǐ dǎ má què.On weekends they like to get together and play mahjong.
- 麻雀。Gōng yuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō má què zài zhǎo chī de.There are many sparrows in the park looking for food.
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