虎
Character Breakdown
Radical: 虍 (no. 141)
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- (classifier) tiger
Classifier: 只 (zhī)
Example Sentences
虎是一种凶猛的动物。
Hǔ shì yī zhǒng xiōngměng de dòngwù
Tigers are ferocious animals
Words Containing 虎
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 伏虎 | fú hǔ | to subdue a tiger | |
| 五虎将 | Wǔ hǔ jiàng | Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 關羽|关羽, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞, Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云, Ma Chao 馬超|马超, Huang Zhong 黃忠|黄忠 | |
| 剑齿虎 | jiàn chǐ hǔ | saber-toothed tiger | |
| 唐伯虎 | Táng Bó hǔ | Tang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子 | |
| 三人成虎 | sān rén chéng hǔ | three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact | |
| 两虎相争 | liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng | two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries | |
| 两虎相斗 | liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu | two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries | |
| 势成骑虎 | shì chéng qí hǔ | if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway | |
| 伴君如伴虎 | bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ | accompanying one's sovereign can be like accompanying a tiger (idiom) | |
| 吃角子老虎 | chī jiǎo zi lǎo hu | slot machine |
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Related Words
三人成虎(sān rén chéng hǔ)— three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
→不入虎穴,焉得虎子(bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ)— How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
→伏虎(fú hǔ)— to subdue a tiger
→伯都(bó dū)— tiger (ancient, dialect)
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