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老 虎

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n.tiger
- lǎo hǔ zhuō zhù liè wù bǎ tā chī diào
  老虎捉住猎物，把它吃掉。
  The tiger seized its prey and ate it.
- lǎo hǔ yǒu tiáo wén zhuàng pí máo
  老虎有条纹状皮毛。
  A tiger has a striped coat.
- lǎo hǔ shì sēn lín zhī wáng
  老虎是森林之王。
  The tiger is the king of the forest.
synonym
dà chóng大虫 wù tú乌菟
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n.energy-consuming machine
- diàn lǎo hǔ
  电老虎
  item that consumes a lot of electricity
- méi lǎo hǔ
  煤老虎
  coal-consuming machine
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n.person who works against the interests of the people by large scale embezzlement, stealing or tax evasion
- dǎ lǎo hǔ
  打老虎
  bring corrupt official to justice
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n.ferocious person
- tā shì yī zhī mǔ lǎo hǔ
  她是一只母老虎。
  She is a ferocious woman.
- tā wèi le bǎo hù hái zi kě yǐ biàn chéng lǎo hǔ
  她为了保护孩子，可以变成老虎。
  She'll become ferocious to protect her children.

common measure word
"老虎" is often matched with measure word "只"or"群".
- 一只老虎
  one tiger
- 一群老虎
  one group of tigers

老虎