hóu

猴

Radical:

犭

Strokes:

Traditional:

猴

Level:

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ReadWriteQuiz

1
n.monkey
- shù shang yǒu liǎng zhī hóu
  树上有两只猴。
  There are two monkeys on the tree.
- tā jìng rán shuō wǒ zhǎng de xiàng zhī hóu
  他竟然说我长得像只猴。
  He even said that I looked like a monkey.
- nǐ zhī dào hóu hé xīng xing de qū bié ma
  你知道猴和猩猩的区别吗？
  Do you know the difference between monkeys and orangutans?
2
adj.dialclever; smart
- zhè hái zi zhēn hóu a
  这孩子真猴啊！
  What a clever boy!
3
v.dialsquat on the heels like a monkey
- tā hóu zài jiē tī shang kè guā zǐ r
  他猴在阶梯上嗑瓜子儿。
  He squatted on the step and cracked melon seeds between his teeth.

common measure word
"猴" is often matched with measure word "只"or"群".
- 一只猴
  one monkey
- 一群猴
  one group of monkeys