大鼠

dàshǔ

noun

Measure Word

一只大鼠 zhī

Meanings

1 rat (Rattus, esp. lab rat)
2 large rodent

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这种药物先在大鼠身上做了测试。

Zhèzhǒng yàowù xiān zài dàshǔ shēnshàng zuò le cèshì.

This drug was first tested on rats.

HSK 7-9

实验室饲养了许多大鼠。

Shíyànshì sìyǎng le xǔduō dàshǔ.

The laboratory keeps many rats.

Tips

usage

Scientific/biomedical vocabulary. 大鼠 = 'rat' (Rattus); 小鼠 = 'mouse' (Mus). In everyday speech both are usually just called 老鼠; the 大/小 split is a lab convention.

Stroke Order

大 dà

鼠 shǔ