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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

老鼠 [lǎoshǔ]
  1. 1. noun mouse

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

老鼠 [lǎoshǔ]
  1. 1. mouse; rat; usually refers to a house mouse.
  2. 2.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

老鼠 [lǎoshǔ]
  1. 1. 鼠的通称。常指家鼠。

Examples

猫逮老鼠
Cats catch mice.
老鼠把箱子嗑破了。
A rat has eaten a hole in the box.
老鼠真贼。
Rats are really cunning.
小猫捉到一只老鼠
The little cat caught a rat.
猫哭老鼠——假慈悲
the cat weeping over the dead mouse—shed crocodile tears 猫哭老鼠
老鼠搬家, 牛羊狂躁, 有可能是地震噩兆。
When rats move house and cows and sheep become wild, it is a sign of an earthquake. 噩兆
放粮食的柜子中总有怪声, 我怀疑里边有老鼠
There are always strange sounds coming from the grain cabinet. I guess that there are mouse in there. 怪声
宝宝最喜欢看关于米老鼠的卡通片了。
The baby likes to watch Mickey Mouse cartoons best. 卡通片
他现在已经坏到了老鼠过街人人喊打的地步了。
They are now so evil that they are like rats scampering in the street which everybody wants to beat up. 老鼠过街,人人喊打
没想到老鼠居然把这个米囤咬了一个洞。
It is surprising that mice have bitten a hole in the store of rice bamboo. 米囤

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