No. 2,256 in Chinese
老鼠
"老鼠" means "mouse" or "rat" in English.
In a sentence
老鼠在厨房里找食物。
The mouse is looking for food in the kitchen.
Here, '老鼠' is used as the subject of the sentence to denote the animal commonly known as a mouse.
我在动物园里见到了一只巨大的老鼠。
I saw a huge mouse at the zoo.
In this sentence, '老鼠' refers to its literal meaning of mouse and is modified by the adjective '巨大' (huge) to describe its size.
小猫正在追逐那只老鼠。
The kitten is chasing that mouse.
'老鼠' in this context is used as the object being pursued by the subject '小猫' (kitten), demonstrating its role in an interactive action.
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