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How do you say "hamster" in Chinese?
仓鼠
cāng shǔ
In Chinese, "hamster" is 仓鼠 (cāng shǔ).
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Pronunciation
Aim for "cāng shǔ" when you say it, "cāng" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1), then "shǔ" is dipping down and curling back up (tone 3).
Writing and usage
仓鼠 is written using hanzi. It's a noun, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.
Example sentence
仓鼠把食物塞进了它的脸颊。
cāng shǔ bǎ shí wù sāi jìn le tā de liǎn jiá 。
The hamster stuffed food into its cheeks.
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How to remember 仓鼠
Notice how "cāng shǔ" rolls off the tongue, and tie that feeling to a quick mental picture of "仓鼠" (cāng shǔ).
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Questions about 仓鼠
How do you pronounce 仓鼠?
Aim for "cāng shǔ" when you say it, "cāng" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1), then "shǔ" is dipping down and curling back up (tone 3).
Is 仓鼠 formal or casual?
仓鼠 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is 仓鼠 used in Chinese?
仓鼠 is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: 仓鼠把食物塞进了它的脸颊。 (The hamster stuffed food into its cheeks.).
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