野猫

野貓

yěmāo

noun #9,699

Measure Word

一只野猫 zhī

Meanings

1 wild cat; feral cat
2 stray cat

Characters

Examples

小区里有很多野猫。

Xiǎoqū lǐ yǒu hěn duō yěmāo.

There are a lot of stray cats in the neighborhood.

别碰那只野猫，它可能会抓你。

Bié pèng nà zhī yěmāo, tā kěnéng huì zhuā nǐ.

Don't touch that wild cat, it might scratch you.

Tips

usage

野猫 covers both truly wild cats and urban strays. A gentler term for stray cats is 流浪猫 (liúlàngmāo, wandering cat). 家猫 (jiāmāo) is a pet/domestic cat.

Stroke Order

野 yě

猫 māo