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麻雀

má què

2-character word

What 麻雀 means

1. sparrow
2. dialectmahjong

The characters in 麻雀

• 麻máhemp (variant of 麻
• 雀què(bound form) small bird; sparrow; also pr. qiǎo

Example sentences

• 麻雀正在树上唱歌。
  Máquè zhèngzài shù shàng chàng gē.
  The sparrow is singing in the trees.
• 瞄准麻雀, 击中鹅。
  Miáozhǔn máquè, jīzhòng é.
  I aimed at a sparrow, but shot down a goose.
• 我觉得汤姆知道怎么玩麻雀。
  Tom knows how to play mahjong, I think.

Words starting with 麻雀

• 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quánthe sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom)…

Words containing 麻雀

• 家麻雀jiā má què(bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
• 山麻雀shān má què(bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer cinnamomeus)
• 树麻雀shù má què(bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
• 黑胸麻雀hēi xiōng má què(bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
• 黑顶麻雀hēi dǐng má què(bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)
• 打麻雀运动Dǎ Má què Yùn dòngthe Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the…
• 解剖麻雀jiě pōu má quèto dissect a sparrow; (fig.) to examine a typical case as the basis for making a…
• 闭塞眼睛捉麻雀bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má quèlit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom); fig. to act blindly

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