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    Expressing 'hat' with 帽 (mào)

    Existence & Possession

    Structure

    帽 / 帽子

    Explanation

    帽 (mào) means "hat" or "cap" and is used to refer to headwear in general. It often appears as part of compound nouns that specify the type of hat, such as 棒球帽 (baseball cap) or 草帽 (straw hat). The fuller form 帽子 (màozi) is more common in standalone usage.

    Examples

    • 外面太阳太大了，你戴顶帽子再出门吧。

      Wàimiàn tàiyáng tài dà le, nǐ dài dǐng màozi zài chūmén ba.

      The sun is too strong outside — put on a hat before going out.

    • 这顶帽子是我在旅游的时候买的。

      Zhè dǐng màozi shì wǒ zài lǚyóu de shíhòu mǎi de.

      I bought this hat when I was traveling.

    • 她喜欢收集各种各样的帽子。

      Tā xǐhuān shōují gèzhǒng gèyàng de màozi.

      She likes to collect all kinds of hats.

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