老鼠 (lǎo shǔ): Mouse (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 3

lǎo老

old; aged

shǔ鼠

rat; mouse

4.

How to Use 老鼠 in Sentences

Noun + Nounwith药

lǎo老

shǔ鼠

yào药

neutral

rat poison

Adjective + Nounwith小

xiǎo小

lǎo老

shǔ鼠

neutral

little mouse

Verb + Objectwith抓

zhuā抓

lǎo老

shǔ鼠

neutral

catch mice/rats

Measure Word + Nounwith只

yī一

zhī只

lǎo老

shǔ鼠

5.

Example Sentences with 老鼠

lǎo老

shǔ鼠

zài在

pǎo跑

。

The mouse is running.

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老是lǎo shialways

老虎lǎo hǔtiger

古老gǔ lǎoancient

老公lǎo gōng(coll.) husband

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4.

How to Use 老鼠 in Sentences

Noun + Nounwith药

lǎo老

shǔ鼠

yào药

neutral

rat poison

Adjective + Nounwith小

xiǎo小

lǎo老

shǔ鼠

neutral

little mouse

Verb + Objectwith抓

zhuā抓

lǎo老

shǔ鼠

neutral

catch mice/rats

Measure Word + Nounwith只

yī一

zhī只

lǎo老

shǔ鼠

5.

Example Sentences with 老鼠

lǎo老

shǔ鼠

zài在

pǎo跑

。

The mouse is running.

neutral

a mouse/rat

shí实

yàn验

shì室

lǐ里

de的

xiǎo小

bái白

lǎo老

shǔ鼠

duì对

yī医

xué学

yán研

jiū究

zhì至

guān关

zhòng重

yào要

。

The little white mice in the laboratory are crucial to medical research.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

nà那

zhī只

duǒ躲

zài在

jiǎo角

luò落

de的

lǎo老

shǔ鼠

hěn很

kě可

yí疑

ma吗

？

Don't you think that mouse hiding in the corner is very suspicious?

jǐn尽

guǎn管

shè设

zhì置

le了

bǔ捕

shǔ鼠

jiá夹

，

dàn但

jiǎo狡

huá猾

de的

lǎo老

shǔ鼠

cóng从

wèi未

shàng上

gōu钩

。

Despite setting up mousetraps, the cunning rats never took the bait.

zhè这

zhǐ只

lǎo老

shǔ鼠

tōu偷

chī吃

le了

chú厨

fáng房

lǐ里

de的

nǎi奶

lào酪

。

This mouse stole and ate the cheese in the kitchen.

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