Chinese Word: 虫 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

虫 (Trad.: 蟲)HSK 5

Pinyin: chóng

English Definition: lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures; Classifiers: 条 ,只 ; (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

Chinese Definition:
①节肢动物的一类：昆虫。益虫。雕虫小技(喻微不足道的技能)。
②动物的通称：大虫(老虎)。长虫(蛇)。介虫(有介壳的虫子)。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 虫

Pictophonetic:中 indicates the sound; 虍 (A tiger 虍 mauling a bird 隹; 亏 also provides the pronunciation) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 中 [ zhōng ] central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese

Similar Characters: 甶

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Example Words

昆虫HSK 5	kūn chóng	insect; Classifiers: 只
害虫	hài chóng	injurious insect; pest
病虫害	bìng chóng hài	plant diseases and insect pests
幼虫	yòu chóng	larva
血吸虫	xuè xī chóng	schistosoma

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Example Sentences

1		sōng zhēn 松针 jù yǒu 具有 fáng fǔ 防腐 hé 和 shā chóng 杀虫 zuò yòng 作用。 Pine needles have antiseptic and insecticidal properties.
2		zhè 这 zhǐ 只 máo mao chóng 毛毛虫 jiàng 将 huì 会 biàn chéng 变成 yī zhǐ 一只 hú dié 蝴蝶。 The caterpillar will transform into a butterfly.
3		zhè lǐ 这里 yǒu 有 hěn duō 很多 xiǎo 小 chóng zi 虫子， tā men 它们 zhǎng de 长得 hěn 很 qí guài 奇怪。 There are many small insects here, and they look very strange.
4		xiàn zài 现在 de 的 fáng jiān 房间 chù chù 处处 dōu 都 yǒu 有 chóng zi 虫子， wǒ 我 hěn 很 tǎo yàn 讨厌。 There are bugs everywhere in the room now, and I hate it.
5		xiǎo māo 小猫 xǐ huan 喜欢 zhuī zhú 追逐 bǐ 比 zì jǐ 自己 xiǎo 小 de 的 xiǎo niǎo 小鸟 huò 或 kūn chóng 昆虫。 Kittens like to chase birds or insects smaller than themselves.

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1		sōng zhēn 松针 jù yǒu 具有 fáng fǔ 防腐 hé 和 shā chóng 杀虫 zuò yòng 作用。 Pine needles have antiseptic and insecticidal properties.
2		zhè 这 zhǐ 只 máo mao chóng 毛毛虫 jiàng 将 huì 会 biàn chéng 变成 yī zhǐ 一只 hú dié 蝴蝶。 The caterpillar will transform into a butterfly.
3		zhè lǐ 这里 yǒu 有 hěn duō 很多 xiǎo 小 chóng zi 虫子， tā men 它们 zhǎng de 长得 hěn 很 qí guài 奇怪。 There are many small insects here, and they look very strange.
4		xiàn zài 现在 de 的 fáng jiān 房间 chù chù 处处 dōu 都 yǒu 有 chóng zi 虫子， wǒ 我 hěn 很 tǎo yàn 讨厌。 There are bugs everywhere in the room now, and I hate it.
5		xiǎo māo 小猫 xǐ huan 喜欢 zhuī zhú 追逐 bǐ 比 zì jǐ 自己 xiǎo 小 de 的 xiǎo niǎo 小鸟 huò 或 kūn chóng 昆虫。 Kittens like to chase birds or insects smaller than themselves.

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