耗子

hàozi

noun #7,490

Measure Word

一只耗子 zhī

Meanings

1 mouse
2 rat

Characters

to consume; to waste; mouse (dialectal)

suffix for small things

Examples

厨房里有一只耗子！

Chúfáng lǐ yǒu yī zhī hàozi!

There's a mouse in the kitchen!

猫抓住了一只耗子。

Māo zhuāzhù le yī zhī hàozi.

The cat caught a mouse.

这栋老房子里到处都是耗子。

Zhè dòng lǎo fángzi lǐ dàochù dōu shì hàozi.

This old house is full of mice everywhere.

Tips

usage

耗子 is the colloquial/spoken word for mouse or rat, widely used in northern China. The more formal/standard term is 老鼠. Both are interchangeable in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

耗 hào

子 zǐ