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帽子 — meaning in English

mào zi

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English meaning

  • beanie noun A snug, close-fitting cap, typically knitted from wool, without a brim.
  • cap noun A soft, close-fitting hat, often with a brim or peak, and no full brim all the way round.
  • hat noun A covering worn on the head, often with a brim.
  • hats off phrase Used to express admiration or respect for what someone has achieved.
  • pileus noun The cap of a mushroom.

Senses

帽子 is used for these senses in English:

  • beanie (headwear) A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool.
  • cap An academic mortarboard.
  • hat (headwear) A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.
  • hats off (figurative) Used to express approval or praise: congratulations, kudos, well done! [with to]
  • pileus The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.

cap — full definition

  1. noun A soft, close-fitting hat, often with a brim or peak, and no full brim all the way round.
  2. noun A cover or seal that fits over the top or end of something to protect or close it.
  3. noun An upper limit set on an amount, price, or quantity.
  4. noun Informal: an exaggeration or outright lie.
  5. verb To put a cover on something, or to set an upper limit on it.

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