毛驴

毛驢
máolǘ
noun #45,067

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 donkey
  2. 2 small donkey

Examples

Lǎo nóng qiān zhe yìtóu máolǘ jìnchéng.
The old farmer led a donkey into town.
Shānlù shàng máolǘ bǐ qìchē hǎo yòng.
On mountain roads donkeys are more useful than cars.

Tips

culture
毛驴 evokes rural, old-fashioned China — carts, village markets, the Shaanbei plateau. It's also the iconic mount of the Eight Immortal (Zhang Guolao), who famously rode his donkey backwards.

Stroke Order

máo