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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[mǔ]
  1. 1. noun [母亲] mother
  2. 2. noun [指长辈女子]
    grandmother
  3. 3. noun [基础] origin
    失败乃成功之
    Failure is the mother of success.
  4. 4. adjective [雌性] female
    cow
  5. 5. adjective [指能力或作用]
    航空
    aircraft carrier
    matrix

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[mǔ]
  1. 1. noun mother
    mother and daughter
    one's old mother
  2. 2. noun one's female elders
    wife of father's elder brother; aunt
    (paternal) grandmother
  3. 3. noun nut (so called because of the female screw thread)
    (screw) nut
  4. 4. adjective female (animal)
    female (or cow) elephant
    你的狗是公的还是的?
    Is your dog a he or a she?
    she-wolf
  5. 5. adjective origin; parent
    公司
    parent company

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[mǔ]
  1. 1.
  2. 2. 亲属中的长辈女子
  3. 3. 禽兽中雌性的
    这只狮子是
    鸡。
  4. 4. 指一凸一凹的或一大一小配套的两件东西中凹的或大的一件
    环。
  5. 5. 最初的或能产生出其他事物的东西
  6. 6. 具有类似孕育作用的
    航空舰。

Examples

已痊愈,惟体力尚未恢复。
Mother's well now, but she hasn't fully recovered her strength yet.
养父()
foster father (mother)
义父()
adoptive father (mother)
守孝三年除服,他心情依然悲伤。
After three years of mourning for his mother he was still in a state of deep sorrow.
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His wife is an absolute dragon!
他的妻子是个十足的夜叉!
The lobster for this dish should be a hen if possible.
如果可能的话,这道菜所用的龙虾最好是的。

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