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The Chinese word laohu - 老虎 - lǎohǔ
(tiger in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
lǎohǔ
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic script indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translation
tiger
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of lǎohǔ are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 老虎 ( laohu / lǎohǔ ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Nali you yi zhi laohu.
Nàli yǒu yī zhī lǎohǔ.– English translation: Over there is a tiger.
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老虎 ( laohu / lǎohǔ ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 298)
老虎 ( laohu / lǎohǔ ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 298)
Chinese words containing the word 老虎 ( laohu / lǎohǔ ) :
lǎohǔqián ( 老虎钳 : vise )
More words that mean tiger in Chinese
hǔ ( 虎 )
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