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崽

zǎi
noun #20,072

Measure Word

一只熊崽 zhī

Meanings

  1. 1 young animal
  2. 2 cub
  3. 3 offspring
  4. 4 (dialectal) child / kid

Examples

母熊带着熊崽在森林里觅食。
Mǔ xióng dàizhe xióngzǎi zài sēnlín lǐ mìshí.
The mother bear foraged in the forest with her cubs.
你这兔崽子，又惹麻烦了！
Nǐ zhè tùzǎizi, yòu rě máfan le!
You little brat, you've caused trouble again!

Tips

usage
崽 is standard for animal offspring (熊崽 = bear cub, 猪崽 = piglet) and is also used in southern Chinese dialects for children. In northern slang, 兔崽子 is a mild insult meaning 'little rascal'. The word itself is not vulgar.

Stroke Order

崽 zǎi