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长毛

cháng máo

2-character word Traditional 長毛

What 长毛 means

1. long-wool (sheep etc)
2. long-haired (dog etc)

Other readings

长毛 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhǎng máoto grow hair; to become mildewed
• Cháng máo(derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)

The characters in 长毛

• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte
• 毛máohair; feather; down

Example sentences

• 我不是一条真的鱼，我只是一个长毛绒玩具。
  Wǒ bù shì yī tiáo zhēn de yú, wǒ zhǐshì yī gè cháng máoróngwánjù.
  I'm not a real fish, I'm just a mere plushy.

Words starting with 长毛

• 长毛象cháng máo xiàngwoolly mammoth
• 长毛绒cháng máo róng(textiles) plush

Sounds the same

Read cháng máo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 长矛pike; lance