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Meaning of 虻

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Pinyin: méng
English Definition: horsefly; gadfly
Chinese Definition:
①昆虫的一科,种类很多,身体灰黑色,长椭圆形,头阔,触角短,黑绿色复眼,翅透明。生活在野草丛里,雄的吸植物的汁液,雌的吸人、畜的血。
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (insect) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
    • [ wáng ] death, destruction; to lose; to perish
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Example Words
牛虻 niú méng gadfly (Tabanus bovinus)
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Example Sentences
1
The extraction of the oil from stratiomyiidae by supercritical fluid technology was proposed in this paper.
2
"They're into gift-giving, " says McAllister.
3
Then am I, a happy fly, if I live , or if I die!
4
Then am I a happy fly, If I live or if I die.
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There's not much to beat the mating ritual of the dance fly, though.