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Meaning of 蛀

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蛀
Pinyin: zhù
English Definition: termite; to bore (of insects)
Chinese Definition:
①(蛀虫)a。指能咬树干、衣服、书籍和粮食等的小虫,如天牛、衣鱼、米象;b。喻侵犯国家、公众利益的坏人。
②被虫子咬坏:书本被虫蛀了。蛀蚀。
Total strokes: 11; Radical: 虫
Pictophonetic:主 indicates the sound; 虫 (insect) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
    • 主 [ zhǔ ] to own; to host; master; host; lord
Similar Characters: 蚌 蛄
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Example Words
蛀虫 zhù chóng insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc; fig. vermin
虫蛀 chóng zhù damaged by moths or worms
蛀牙 zhù yá tooth decay; dental cavities; Classifiers: 颗
蛀蚀 zhù shí to corrupt; to erode
蠹蛀 dù zhù to be moth-eaten; to be worm-eaten
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Example Sentences
1
这颗牙蛀得厉害
。
The tooth is badly decayed.
2
虫子已经蛀穿了木料
。
Worms have bored into the wood.
3
她的牙齿因贪吃甜食而蛀坏
。
Her teeth decayed because she ate too many sweets.
4
我
,
一个有头脑的人
,
一个博览群书的蛀书虫
,
一个已经老朽的人
,
已经把我的大好年华都用来充实我对知识的饥渴之梦了
,
我与你这样的青春与美貌已经无关了
!
I- a man of thought- the bookworm of great libraries- a man already in decay, having given my best years to feed the hungry dream of knowledge- what had I to do with youth and beauty like thine own!