老虎

lǎo hǔ

CL 只 zhǐ 头 tóu

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. tiger

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 虎 hǔ 虎 hǔ tiger formal/literary term for tiger: tiger

Related words

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• 狮子 shī zi 狮子 shī zi lion both are large wild cats: lion

Usage notes

Collocations

Usually used with the classifier 只: 一只老虎.

Example Sentences

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老虎 是大型猫科动物。

The tiger is a large feline animal.

老虎 很猛。

The tiger is very fierce.

老虎 身上有黑色的斑纹。

The tiger has black stripes on its body.

那只 老虎 很凶猛。

That tiger is very fierce.

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Words Containing 老虎

• 吃角子老虎 吃角子老虎 chī jiǎo zi lǎo hǔ: slot machine
• 山中无老虎，猴子称大王 山中无老虎，猴子称大王 shān zhōng wú lǎo hǔ , hóu zi chēng dà wáng: in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)
• 扮猪吃老虎 扮猪吃老虎 bàn zhū chī lǎo hǔ: to play the wolf in sheep's clothing; to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down
• 母老虎 母老虎 mǔ lǎo hǔ: tigress
• 秋老虎 秋老虎 qiū lǎo hǔ: hot spell during autumn
• 纸老虎 纸老虎 zhǐ lǎo hǔ: paper tiger
• 老虎伍兹 老虎伍兹 lǎo hǔ wǔ zī: Eldrick \Tiger\ Woods (1975-), American golfer
• 老虎凳 老虎凳 lǎo hǔ dèng: tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse)
• 老虎机 老虎机 lǎo hǔ jī: slot machine
• 老虎菜 老虎菜 lǎo hǔ cài: \Tiger Vegetable Salad
• 老虎钳 老虎钳 lǎo hǔ qián: vise
• 苍蝇老虎 苍蝇老虎 cāng ying lǎo hǔ: (coll.) jumping spider (called a \fly tiger\ because it preys on houseflies)

Child Words of 老虎

• 虎 虎 hǔ: tiger
• 老 老 lǎo: prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity