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Meaning of 蚂

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蚂 (Trad.: 螞)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 虫
Pictophonetic:马 indicates the sound; 虫 (insect) conveys the meaning.
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Similar Characters: 蚵 蛑
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1
Pinyin: mā
English Definition:dragonfly
Example Words:
蚂螂 mā láng dragonfly
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2
Pinyin: mǎ
English Definition:ant
Chinese Definition:
①(蚂蟥)环节动物,身体长形,稍扁,黑绿色,尾端有吸盘。生活在池沼或水田中,吸食人畜的血液。亦称“马鳖”、“水蛭”。
②(蚂蚁)见“(螞)蚁”。

Example Words:
蚂蚁HSK 6 mǎ yǐ ant
蚂蟥 mǎ huáng leech
热锅上的蚂蚁HSK 6 rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ (like) a cat on a hot tin roof; anxious; agitated
蚂蜂 mǎ fēng variant of 马蜂
蚂蚁腰 mǎ yǐ yāo (coll.) tiny waist
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3
Pinyin: mà
English Definition:grasshopper
Chinese Definition:
①(蚂蚱)“蝗虫”的俗称。
Example Words:
蚂蚱 mà zha (dialect) locust; grasshopper
一根绳上的蚂蚱 yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zha see 一条绳上的蚂蚱
一条绳上的蚂蚱 yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom); fig. people who are in it together for better or worse; people who will sink or swim together
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Example Sentences
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不要坐立不安
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像只热锅上的蚂蚁
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Would you stop fidgeting! You always have ants in your pants!