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黑猫

黑貓
hēimāo
noun

Measure Word

一只黑猫 zhī

Meanings

  1. 1 black cat

Examples

HSK 6
邓小平说过：不管黑猫白猫，能抓老鼠就是好猫。
Dèng Xiǎopíng shuō guò: bùguǎn hēimāo báimāo, néng zhuā lǎoshǔ jiùshì hǎo māo.
Deng Xiaoping said: it doesn't matter if it's a black cat or a white cat - if it catches mice, it's a good cat.
HSK 7-9
西方认为黑猫会带来厄运。
Xīfāng rènwéi hēimāo huì dàilái èyùn.
In the West, black cats are thought to bring bad luck.

Tips

culture
Deng Xiaoping's 黑猫白猫 theory (1962, popularized in the 1980s) - 不管黑猫白猫，能抓老鼠的就是好猫 - became the defining slogan of Chinese economic reform, meaning ideology matters less than results.

In Pop Culture

黑猫警长 Hēimāo jǐngzhǎng
Black Cat Detective
Classic 1984 Shanghai Animation Film Studio cartoon - a core nostalgic touchstone for Chinese millennials.

Stroke Order

黑 hēi
猫 māo