帽子 (mào zi) — hat, cap (headwear); (figurative) label, bad name (as in 扣帽子 'to pin a label on someone')
Definition
Headwear noun. Pairs naturally with the verb 戴 ('wear'). 摘 means 'take off' (including a hat). The figurative sense is a 'label' (e.g., 扣帽子), not a physical tag like 标签.
noun
hatcap (headwear)(figurative) labelbad name (as in 扣帽子 'to pin a label on someone')
Measure word · 顶
Examples
- ，帽子。Wài miàn hěn lěng, nǐ zuì hǎo dài yì dǐng mào zi.It's cold outside, you'd better wear a hat.
- ，。Tā zǒng xǐ huan gěi bié rén kòu mào zi, dà jiā dōu bù gāo xìng.He always likes to pin labels on others, and everyone is unhappy.
- 帽子，。Zhè dǐng mào zi tài dà le, wǒ dài bù liǎo.This hat is too big; I can't wear it.
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