猫窝

貓窩

māowō

noun

Measure Word

一个猫窝 gè

Meanings

1 cat bed
2 cat nest

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

我给我家猫买了个新猫窝。

Wǒ gěi wǒ jiā māo mǎi le ge xīn māowō.

I bought a new cat bed for my cat.

HSK 4

它根本不睡猫窝，只睡纸箱。

Tā gēnběn bù shuì māowō, zhǐ shuì zhǐxiāng.

It refuses to sleep in the cat bed and only sleeps in cardboard boxes.

Tips

memory

窝 = nest/lair. The same pattern gives 狗窝 (doghouse), 鸟窝 (bird's nest), and figuratively 被窝 (the warm "nest" inside your quilt).

Stroke Order

猫 māo

窝 wō