黑猫

黑貓
hēimāo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 black cat

Examples

HSK 7-9
Xīfāng rènwéi hēimāo huì dàilái èyùn.
In the West, black cats are thought to bring bad luck.
HSK 7-9
Dèng Xiǎopíng shuō guò: bùguǎn hēimāo báimāo, néng zhuā lǎoshǔ jiùshì hǎo māo.
Deng Xiaoping said: it doesn't matter if it's a black cat or a white cat - if it catches mice, it's a good cat.

Tips

culture
Deng Xiaoping's 黑猫白猫 theory (1962, popularized in the 1980s) - 不管黑猫白猫老鼠就是 - became the defining slogan of Chinese economic reform, meaning ideology matters less than results.

In Pop Culture

黑猫警长 Hēimāo jǐngzhǎng
Black Cat Detective
Classic 1984 Shanghai Animation Film Studio cartoon - a core nostalgic touchstone for Chinese millennials.

Stroke Order

hēi
māo