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shǔ
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. (bound form) rat; mouse

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 806618)

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Words Containing 鼠

鼠蹊
shǔ xī

groin

老鼠洞
lǎo shǔ dòng

mouse hole

老鼠过街,人人喊打
lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ

lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)

子鼠
zǐ shǔ

Year 1, year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)

胆小如鼠
dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ

(idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless

鼠肚鸡肠
shǔ dù jī cháng

small-minded

黄鼠狼
huáng shǔ láng

see 黃鼬|黄鼬[huáng yòu]

栗鼠
lì shǔ

chinchilla

小老鼠
xiǎo lǎo shǔ

@

鼠疫杆菌
shǔ yì gǎn jūn

Yersinia pestis

猫鼠游戏
māo shǔ yóu xì

cat and mouse game

短尾矮袋鼠
duǎn wěi ǎi dài shǔ

quokka (Setonix brachyurus)

鼠辈
shǔ bèi

a scoundrel

鼠疫菌苗
shǔ yì jūn miáo

plague vaccine

腺鼠疫
xiàn shǔ yì

bubonic plague

抱头鼠窜
bào tóu shǔ cuàn

to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously

鼠海豚
shǔ hǎi tún

porpoise

鼷鼠
xī shǔ

mouse

老鼠
lǎo shǔ

rat

天竺鼠
tiān zhú shǔ

guinea pig

一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu

see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu]

印鼠客蚤
yìn shǔ kè zǎo

oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis)

鼠得克
shǔ dé kè

difenacoum (anticoagulant and rodenticide)

土拨鼠
tǔ bō shǔ

groundhog

鼠目寸光
shǔ mù cùn guāng

short-sighted

鼠窜
shǔ cuàn

to scamper off

捕鼠器
bǔ shǔ qì

mousetrap

大五趾跳鼠
dà wǔ zhǐ tiào shǔ

great jerboa (Allactaga major)

罗雀掘鼠
luó què jué shǔ

lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom); fig. hard pressed for cash

一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu

lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)

鼠疫
shǔ yì

plague

飞鼠
fēi shǔ

flying squirrel

社鼠城狐
shè shǔ chéng hú

lit. rat in a country shrine, fox on town walls; fig. unprincipled thugs who abuse others' power to bully and exploit people

鼠妇
shǔ fù

woodlouse

老鼠尾巴
lǎo shǔ wěi ba

lit. rat's tail; fig. a follower of inferior stature

鼠标垫
shǔ biāo diàn

mouse pad

田鼠
tián shǔ

vole

滑鼠蛇
huá shǔ shé

Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus)

鼠型斑疹伤寒
shǔ xíng bān zhěn shāng hán

murine typhus

鼹鼠皮
yǎn shǔ pí

moleskin

鼠标器
shǔ biāo qì

mouse (computer)

睡鼠
shuì shǔ

dormouse

鼹鼠
yǎn shǔ

mole (zoology)

过街老鼠
guò jiē lǎo shǔ

sb or sth detested by all

小家鼠
xiǎo jiā shǔ

mouse

猫哭老鼠
māo kū lǎo shǔ

the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence

米奇老鼠
mǐ qí lǎo shǔ

Mickey Mouse

穷鼠啮狸
qióng shǔ niè lí

a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年,没安好心
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián , méi ān hǎo xīn

see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián]

负鼠
fù shǔ

opossum (zoo.)

侏儒仓鼠
zhū rú cāng shǔ

dwarf hamster

鼠蛛
shǔ zhū

mouse spider (genus Missulena)

小鼠
xiǎo shǔ

mouse

鼠药
shǔ yào

rat poison

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián

Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)

松鼠
sōng shǔ

squirrel

鼠尾草
shǔ wěi cǎo

sage (Salvia officinalis)

葵鼠
kuí shǔ

guinea pig

老鼠拖木锨,大头在后头
lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou

when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second

小白鼠
xiǎo bái shǔ

white mouse

坎贝尔侏儒仓鼠
kǎn bèi ěr zhū rú cāng shǔ

Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli)

一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng

lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)

大鼠
dà shǔ

rat

沙鼠
shā shǔ

gerbil

小袋鼠
xiǎo dài shǔ

wallaby

狗逮老鼠
gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ

lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)

豚鼠
tún shǔ

guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)

花栗鼠
huā lì shǔ

chipmunk (genus Tamias)

海狸鼠
hǎi lí shǔ

coypu

鼠胆
shǔ dǎn

cowardly

投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì

lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)

鼠蚤型斑疹伤寒
shǔ zǎo xíng bān zhěn shāng hán

murine typhus fever

鼬鼠
yòu shǔ

weasel

灭鼠药
miè shǔ yào

rat poison

贼眉鼠眼
zéi méi shǔ yǎn

shifty-eyed

老鼠拉龟,无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu

like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)

仓鼠
cāng shǔ

hamster

袋鼠
dài shǔ

kangaroo

獐头鼠目
zhāng tóu shǔ mù

lit. the head of a river deer and the eyes of a rat (idiom)

首鼠两端
shǒu shǔ liǎng duān

(idiom) to hesitate

抱头鼠蹿
bào tóu shǔ cuān

to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously

鼠年
shǔ nián

Year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)

沙袋鼠
shā dài shǔ

swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)

鼯鼠
wú shǔ

flying squirrel

鼠标
shǔ biāo

mouse (computing)

米老鼠
mǐ lǎo shǔ

Mickey Mouse

杀鼠药
shā shǔ yào

rat poison