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虎 hǔ

tiger; brave, fierce; surname

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 4
Type
Ideograph
Made of 虍几 ⿸虍几

Memory hint: A tiger 虍 standing on a rock 几; 虍 also provides the pronunciation

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Example sentences with 虎

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  1. 动物园里有老虎。
    Dòngwùyuán li yǒu lǎohǔ.
    There are tigers in the zoo.
    zoo inside has tiger
  2. 你见过真正的老虎吗?
    Nǐ jiànguo zhēnzhèng de lǎohǔ ma?
    Have you seen a real tiger before?
    you seen-before real (possessive) tiger (question)
  3. 做事别马虎,要认真一点儿。
    Zuò shì bié mǎhu, yào rènzhēn yìdiǎnr.
    Don't be careless when doing things, be more serious.
    do thing don't-be careless, need serious a-bit
  4. 他做作业一点儿也不马虎。
    Tā zuò zuòyè yìdiǎnr yě bù mǎhu.
    He isn't careless at all when doing homework.
    he do homework a-little also not careless
  5. 动物园里,那只老虎正在池边喝水。
    Dòngwùyuán li, nà zhī lǎohǔ zhèngzài chí biān hē shuǐ.
    In the zoo, that tiger is drinking water by the pond.
    zoo inside, that (measure) tiger currently pond side drink water

Words with 虎 (3)