骡子

騾子

luózi

noun #12,758

Measure Word

一头骡子 tóu

Meanings

1 mule

Characters

suffix (noun marker)

Examples

农民用骡子来驮东西。

Nóngmín yòng luózi lái tuó dōngxi.

Farmers use mules to carry things.

骡子是马和驴的杂交后代。

Luózi shì mǎ hé lǘ de zájiāo hòudài.

A mule is a hybrid offspring of a horse and a donkey.

Tips

usage

In slang, 骡子 can also refer to a drug mule - someone who smuggles drugs by carrying them on their body, similar to English usage.

Stroke Order

骡 luó

子 zǐ