mànyán 蔓延 V spread, extend
máng 忙 ADJ busy ■ 我最近很忙，没有空儿跟你 去看电影。Wǒ zuìjìn hěn máng, méiyǒu kòngr gēn
nǐ qù kàn diànyǐng. I’m busy these days, and don’t have time to go to the movies with you. ■ 你在
忙什么？Nǐ zài máng shénme? What are you busy with?
NOTE: When friends meet in China, a common conversation opener is 你最近忙吗? Nǐ zuìjìn máng ma? Have
you been busy lately?mánglù 忙碌 ADJ busy ■ 忙忙碌碌 mángmang lùlù very busy, always engaged in doing something
máng 盲 ADJ blind
mángmù 盲目 ADJ blind, doing something without awareness
mángrén 盲人 [modif: 盲 blind + 人 person] N blind person 盲人学校 mángrén xuéxiào school for the blind
máng 茫 ADJ boundless and indistinct
mángmáng 茫茫 ADJ boundless and blurred, vast
mángrán 茫然 ADJ knowing nothing about, ignorant, in the dark
māo 猫 TRAD 貓 N cat (只 zhī) ■ 我家有一只小白 猫。Wǒ jiā yǒu yì zhī xiǎo bái māo. We keep a white
kitten at home.
máo 毛¹ N hair yángmáo 羊毛 wool
máo 毛² MEASURE WORD same as 角² jiǎo MEASURE WORD. Used colloquially.
máobìng 毛病 N 1 illness ■ 我什么毛病也没有， 身体健康得很。Wǒ shénme máobìng yě méiyǒu,
shēntǐ jiànkāng de hěn. I have no complaints at all; I am in excellent health. 2 trouble, breakdown
■ 洗衣机出毛病了。Xǐyījī chū máobìng le. The washing machine is out of order.
máojīn 毛巾 N towel (条 tiáo) ■ 他拿着一条大 毛巾进浴室洗澡。Tā názhe yì tiáo dà máojīn jìn
yùshì xǐzǎo. He went into the bathroom with a big towel to take a bath.
máoxiàn 毛线 N knitting wool, woolen yarn
máoyī 毛衣 [modif: 毛 woolen + 衣 clothing] N woolen sweater, woolen pullover (件 jiàn) ■ 她给 对象
织了一件毛衣。Tā gěi duìxiàng zhīle yí jiàn máoyī. She knitted a woolen sweater for her fiancé.
máo 矛 N spear
máodùn 矛盾 [comp: 矛 spear + 盾 shield] N & ADJ contradiction, disunity; contradictory, inconsistent ■ 他
们之间有很大的矛盾。Tāmen zhījiān yǒu hěn dà de máodùn. There is a big rift between them.
自相矛盾 zìxiāng máodùn self-contradictory, inconsistent ■ 这篇文章前后自相矛盾。Zhè piān
wénzhāng qiánhòu zìxiāng máodùn. This article is inconsistent in its argument.
NOTE: 矛盾 máodùn is a colorful word derived from an ancient Chinese fable. A man who sold spears (矛
máo) and shields (盾 dùn) boasted that his spears were so sharp that they could penetrate any shield, and
that his shields were so strong that no spear could ever penetrate them. As there seemed to be a
contradiction there, 矛盾 máodùn came to mean inconsistency or contradiction.mào 冒 V 1 emit, send forth, give off ■ 开水冒着 热气。Kāishuǐ màozhe rè qì. Boiling water gives off
steam. 2 risk 3 make false claims
màochōng 冒充 V pass off as genuine
màofàn 冒犯 V offend, tread on the toe
màopái 冒牌 [v+obj: 冒 falsely claim + 牌 brand] V counterfeit, forge 冒牌货 màopáihuò counterfeit, fake,
forgery
màoxiǎn 冒险 [v+obj: 冒 risk + 险 danger] V risk, take a risk
mào 帽 N hat, cap
màozi 帽子 [suffix: 帽 hat, cap + 子 nominal suffix] N hat, cap ■ 今天外面很冷，你要戴帽 子。
Jíntiān wàimiàn hěn lěng. Nǐ yào dài màozi. It’s very cold outside. You’d better wear a hat. 戴帽子
dài màozi put on/wear a hat (or a cap) / 脱帽子 tuō màozi take off a hat (or a cap)