家猫

家貓

jiāmāo

noun

Measure Word

一只家猫 zhī

Meanings

1 domestic cat
2 house cat

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

我养的是一只普通的家猫。

Wǒ yǎng de shì yì zhī pǔtōng de jiāmāo.

Mine is just an ordinary house cat.

HSK 6

和野猫不同，家猫已经习惯了跟人一起生活。

Hé yěmāo bùtóng, jiāmāo yǐjing xíguàn le gēn rén yìqǐ shēnghuó.

Unlike wild cats, house cats are used to living with people.

Tips

usage

家猫 is a pet cat that lives with people, and in zoology the domestic cat as a species. 野猫 covers both wild cats and feral strays; the gentler word for a homeless cat is 流浪猫.

Stroke Order

家 jiā

猫 māo