| 1 | 蚂蚁 | 螞蟻 | mǎ yǐ | ma3 yi3 | ant | | |
| 2 | 蚁 | 蟻 | yǐ | yi3 | ant | | |
| 3 | 白蚁 | 白蟻 | bái yǐ | bai2 yi3 | termite; white ant | | |
| 4 | 蚂蚁上树 | 螞蟻上樹 | mǎ yǐ shàng shù | ma3 yi3 shang4 shu4 | "ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉丝 and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree); (sex position) man standing, woman clinging to his upper body; (erotic massage) full-body licking | | |
| 5 | 千里之堤,溃于蚁穴 | 千里之堤,潰於蟻穴 | qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué | qian1 li3 zhi1 di1 , kui4 yu2 yi3 xue2 | an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom); huge damage may result from a moment's negligence | | |
| 6 | 蚁族 | 蟻族 | yǐ zú | yi3 zu2 | "ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career | | |
| 7 | 蚁酸 | 蟻酸 | yǐ suān | yi3 suan1 | formic acid | | |
| 8 | 蚁丘 | 蟻丘 | yǐ qiū | yi3 qiu1 | anthill | | |
| 9 | 蚁䴕 | 蟻鴷 | yǐ liè | yi3 lie4 | (bird species of China) Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla) | | |
| 10 | 蚁溃四方 | 蟻潰四方 | yǐ kuì sì fāng | yi3 kui4 si4 fang1 | to scatter like ants in all directions (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 蚁合于膻 | 蟻合於膻 | yǐ hé yú shān | yi3 he2 yu2 shan1 | Ants swarm to rankness. (idiom) | | |
| 12 | 蚁斗蜗争 | 蟻鬥蝸爭 | yǐ dòu wō zhēng | yi3 dou4 wo1 zheng1 | lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling | | |
| 13 | 食蚁兽 | 食蟻獸 | shí yǐ shòu | shi2 yi3 shou4 | ant-eater (several different species) | | |
| 14 | 如蚁附膻 | 如蟻附膻 | rú yǐ fù shān | ru2 yi3 fu4 shan1 | like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful; the crowd runs after trash | | |
| 15 | 热锅上的蚂蚁 | 熱鍋上的螞蟻 | rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ | re4 guo1 shang5 de5 ma3 yi3 | (like) a cat on a hot tin roof; anxious; agitated | | |
| 16 | 蚂蚁腰 | 螞蟻腰 | mǎ yǐ yāo | ma3 yi3 yao1 | (coll.) tiny waist | | |
| 17 | 蚂蚁金服 | 螞蟻金服 | mǎ yǐ jīn fú | Ma3 yi3 Jin1 fu2 | Ant Financial Services Group, an affiliate company of Alibaba 阿里巴巴 | | |
| 18 | 蝼蚁 | 螻蟻 | lóu yǐ | lou2 yi3 | lit. mole cricket and ants; fig. tiny individuals with no power | | |
| 19 | 红火蚁 | 紅火蟻 | hóng huǒ yǐ | hong2 huo3 yi3 | fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China | | |
| 20 | 工蚁 | 工蟻 | gōng yǐ | gong1 yi3 | Worker ants | | |
| 21 | 堤溃蚁穴 | 堤潰蟻穴 | dī kuì yǐ xué | di1 kui4 yi3 xue2 | Slight negligence may lead to great disaster. (idiom) | | |
| 22 | 蚕蚁 | 蠶蟻 | cán yǐ | can2 yi3 | newly hatched silkworm | | |
| 23 | 兵蚁 | 兵蟻 | bīng yǐ | bing1 yi3 | soldier ant; dinergate | | |