猫咪

貓咪

māomī

noun

Measure Word

一只猫咪 zhī

Meanings

1 kitty; pussycat
2 cat

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

我家有两只猫咪。

Wǒ jiā yǒu liǎng zhī māomī.

We have two cats at home.

HSK 7-9

猫咪饿了就会跑过来蹭你的腿。

Māomī è le jiù huì pǎo guòlái cèng nǐ de tuǐ.

When the kitty is hungry it comes running over to rub against your leg.

Tips

usage

咪 imitates a cat's call, so 猫咪 is the cuddly word, like 'kitty', used for cats of any age. The plain word is 猫, and a kitten is 小猫.

Stroke Order

猫 māo

咪 mī