| 驴 | lǘ | donkey |
| 毛驴 | máo lǘ | donkey; CL:头 |
| 博士买驴 | bó shì mǎi lǘ | lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point; idiom mocking scholastic pomposity |
| 卸磨杀驴 | xiè mò shā lǘ | lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom); to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful |
| 懒驴上磨屎尿多 | lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō | (proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working; lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing |
| 秃驴 | tū lǘ | Buddhist monk (mocking); lit. bald donkey |
| 野驴 | yě lǘ | onager (Equus onager) |
| 非驴非马 | fēi lǘ fēi mǎ | neither fish nor fowl; resembling nothing on earth |
| 骚驴 | sāo lǘ | jackass |
| 驴子 | lǘ zi | ass; donkey |
| 驴唇马觜 | lǘ chún mǎ zī | lit.camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiom); fig. to chatter; nonsense; blather |
| 黔驴技穷 | Qián lǘ jì qióng | to exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom) |
