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猫腻 (māo nì): Dirty trick (noun (colloquial)) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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猫腻 consists of 2 characters.

猫 • māo • cat • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

māo猫

cat

腻 • nì • greasy, oily; to be tired of

nì腻

greasy, oily; to be tired of

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Pinyinmāo nì

Meaningdirty trick; shady deal

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun (colloquial)

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Example Sentences with 猫腻

Zhè这

bǐ笔

jiāo交

yì易

kěn肯

dìng定

yǒu有

māo猫

nì腻

。

There must be something shady about this deal.

Tā他

zǒng总

jué觉

de得

zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

bèi背

hòu后

yǒu

有

māo猫

nì腻

。

He always feels there is a dirty trick behind this matter.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 猫腻.

Words with 猫

熊猫xióng māopanda
大熊猫dà xióng māogiant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
喂猫wèi māofeed a cat
山猫shān māobobcat; wildcat
猫咪māo mīkitty; cat
野猫yě māowild cat; stray cat
夜猫子yè māo zinight owl (person who stays up late)
小熊猫xiǎo xióng māored panda

Words with 腻

油腻yóu nìgreasy; oily
细腻xì nìfine / delicate