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Definitions

  1. 1. lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
  2. 2. CL:條|条[tiáo]
  3. 3. 隻|只[zhī]
  4. 4. (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

Example Sentences

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你是只
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1404401)

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Words Containing 虫

夏虫不可以语冰
xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng

a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)

胭脂虫
yān zhī chóng

cochineal insect

虫害
chóng hài

insect pest

吸虫纲
xī chóng gāng

Class Trematoda

三叶虫
sān yè chóng

trilobite

贾第虫病
jiǎ dì chóng bìng

Giardiasis, a form of gastro-enteritis caused by infection of gut by Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite

男虫
nán chóng

swindler

弓浆虫
gōng jiāng chóng

Toxoplasma gondii

蛰虫
zhé chóng

dormant insect

害虫
hài chóng

injurious insect

蠹虫
dù chóng

moth

病虫害绿色防控
bìng chóng hài lǜ sè fáng kòng

green pest prevention and control; environmentally friendly methods of pest control and prevention

蟠尾丝虫症
pán wěi sī chóng zhèng

\river blindness\ or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus

小毛虫
xiǎo máo chóng

slug

甲壳虫
jiǎ qiào chóng

the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)

扁虫
biǎn chóng

flatworm

虫白蜡
chóng bái là

white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

绦虫
tāo chóng

tapeworm

钻心虫
zuān xīn chóng

boring insect

胡涂虫
hú tu chóng

blunderer

恶性疟原虫
è xìng nüe4 yuán chóng

plasmodium falciparum (malaria parasite)

懒虫
lǎn chóng

(coll.) lazybones

毛虫
máo chóng

caterpillar

变形虫
biàn xíng chóng

amoeba

昆虫学
kūn chóng xué

entomology

螨虫
mǎn chóng

mite (zoology)

有孔虫
yǒu kǒng chóng

foraminifera

锥虫病
zhuī chóng bìng

trypanosomiasis

鱼虫
yú chóng

water flea (small crustacean of genus Daphnia)

白蜡虫
bái là chóng

Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

病虫
bìng chóng

plant diseases and insect pests

球虫
qiú chóng

coccidia (biology)

沙虫
shā chóng

sandworm

绦虫纲
tāo chóng gāng

Cestoda (an order of flatworms)

跟头虫
gēn tou chóng

wriggler

鼻涕虫
bí tì chóng

a slug

大虫
dà chóng

tiger

食虫目
shí chóng mù

Insectivora

爬虫类
pá chóng lèi

reptiles

雕虫小技
diāo chóng xiǎo jì

insignificant talent

贾第虫
jiǎ dì chóng

Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite that inhabits the gut

鸟虫书
niǎo chóng shū

bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆書|篆书[zhuàn shū], but with characters decorated as birds and insects

锹形虫
qiāo xíng chóng

stag beetle (generic term for the beetles in the family of lucanidae)

蚖虫
yuán chóng

Protura (soil dwelling primitive hexapod)

蝗虫
huáng chóng

locust

滴虫病
dī chóng bìng

trichomoniasis (medicine)

稚虫
zhì chóng

naiad

杀虫药
shā chóng yào

insecticide

扁锹形虫
biǎn qiāo xíng chóng

giant stag beetle (Dorcus titanus)

虫胶
chóng jiāo

shellac

黄粉虫
huáng fěn chóng

mealworm (Tenebrio molitor)

睡眠虫
shuì mián chóng

trypanosome

红铃虫
hóng líng chóng

pink bollworm

蟠尾丝虫
pán wěi sī chóng

Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing \river blindness\ or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans

杀虫
shā chóng

insecticide

若虫
ruò chóng

(entomology) nymph

吸虫
xī chóng

trematoda

放屁虫
fàng pì chóng

stinkbug

昆虫
kūn chóng

insect

粘虫
nián chóng

army worm (e.g. Mythimna separata or Leucania separata etc, major cereal pests)

寄生虫
jì shēng chóng

parasite (biology)

米虫
mǐ chóng

rice weevil

有钩绦虫
yǒu gōu tāo chóng

tapeworm (Taenia solium)

虫灾
chóng zāi

insect damage

应声虫
yìng shēng chóng

yes-man

长虫
cháng chong

(coll.) snake

标本虫
biāo běn chóng

spider beetle

虫子牙
chóng zi yá

see 蟲牙|虫牙[chóng yá]

疟原虫
nüe4 yuán chóng

plasmodium (malaria parasite)

蚱虫
zhà chóng

grasshopper

蠕虫
rú chóng

worm

害人虫
hài rén chóng

pest

瓢虫
piáo chóng

ladybug

毒虫
dú chóng

poisonous insect (or spider etc); venomous snake

螟虫
míng chóng

boring insect

益虫
yì chóng

beneficial insect

九香虫
jiǔ xiāng chóng

brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB)

马蛔虫
mǎ huí chóng

horse roundworm

涡虫纲
wō chóng gāng

Turbellaria (an order of flatworms)

蛔虫病
huí chóng bìng

ascariasis

灭虫宁
miè chóng nìng

bephenium, anti-parasitic worm medicine

雕虫篆刻
diāo chóng zhuàn kè

literary trifles

食虫植物
shí chóng zhí wù

insectivorous plant

虫豸
chóng zhì

insect or insect-like small creature (literary)

黏虫
nián chóng

armyworm (Mythimna separata)

冬虫夏草
dōng chóng xià cǎo

caterpillar fungus (Cordyceps sinensis)

杀虫剂
shā chóng jì

insecticide

成虫
chéng chóng

imago (adult, sexually mature insect, the final stage of its development)

管圆线虫
guǎn yuán xiàn chóng

\eel worm\, a parasitic worm carrying meningitis

爬虫
pá chóng

reptile

肝吸虫
gān xī chóng

liver fluke

萤火虫
yíng huǒ chóng

firefly

蛲虫病
náo chóng bìng

enterobiasis

瞌睡虫
kē shuì chóng

mythological insect that makes people doze off

隐翅虫
yǐn chì chóng

rove beetle

贾第虫属
jiǎ dì chóng shǔ

Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite that inhabits the gut

虫子
chóng zi

insect

虫草
chóng cǎo

see 冬蟲夏草|冬虫夏草[dōng chóng xià cǎo]

非洲锥虫病
fēi zhōu zhuī chóng bìng

sleeping sickness

幼虫
yòu chóng

larva

蛀虫
zhù chóng

insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc

蚜虫
yá chóng

greenfly (Aphis spp.)

甲壳虫类
jiǎ ké chóng lèi

coleoptera

虫蛀
chóng zhù

damaged by moths or worms

象鼻虫
xiàng bí chóng

weevil

巴贝西亚原虫病
bā bèi xī yà yuán chóng bìng

babesiosis

精虫
jīng chóng

spermatozoon

书虫
shū chóng

bookworm

弓形虫
gōng xíng chóng

Toxoplasma gondii

蛆虫
qū chóng

maggot

象虫
xiàng chóng

weevil; snout beetle

面包虫
miàn bāo chóng

mealworm (Tenebrio molitor)

裂体吸虫
liè tǐ xī chóng

schistosome, parasitic flatworm causing snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis)

千足虫
qiān zú chóng

millipede

蛔虫
huí chóng

roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), a human parasite

眼虫藻
yǎn chóng zǎo

euglena (biology)

虫类
chóng lèi

insects

眼虫
yǎn chóng

Euglena (genus of single-celled plant)

捕虫叶
bǔ chóng yè

insect-catching leaf

无钩绦虫
wú gōu tāo chóng

beef tapeworm

鞭虫
biān chóng

whipworm

虫媒病毒
chóng méi bìng dú

arbovirus

毛毛虫
máo mao chóng

caterpillar

百足虫
bǎi zú chóng

centipede

打虫
dǎ chóng

to swat an insect

血吸虫
xuè xī chóng

schistosoma

飞虫
fēi chóng

flying insect

复殖吸虫
fù zhí xī chóng

digenetic trematode worm (i.e. from Order Digenea 複殖目|复殖目)

虫蜡
chóng là

white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

蛲虫
náo chóng

parasitic worm

弓虫
gōng chóng

Toxoplasma gondii

阿米巴原虫
ā mǐ bā yuán chóng

amoeba

蚊虫
wén chóng

mosquito

跟屁虫
gēn pì chóng

lit. bum beetle

糊涂虫
hú tu chóng

blunderer

虫鸟叫声
chóng niǎo jiào shēng

chirp

敌百虫
dí bǎi chóng

trichlorphon C4H8Cl3PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide

茄二十八星瓢虫
qié èr shí bā xīng piáo chóng

28-spotted ladybird

臭屁虫
chòu pì chóng

stinkbug

网虫
wǎng chóng

Internet addict

虫牙
chóng yá

caries

原虫
yuán chóng

protozoan

恙虫病
yàng chóng bìng

Scrub typhus

爬虫动物
pá chóng dòng wù

reptile

蜡虫
là chóng

Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

潮虫
cháo chóng

woodlouse (suborder Oniscidea within the order Isopoda)

血吸虫病
xuè xī chóng bìng

schistosomiasis

虫洞
chóng dòng

worm-hole (in cosmology and science fiction)

候虫
hòu chóng

seasonal insect (e.g. cicada)

七星瓢虫
qī xīng piáo chóng

seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)

淫虫
yín chóng

sex maniac

甲虫车
jiǎ chóng chē

Volkswagen Beetle

线虫
xiàn chóng

nematode

步行虫
bù xíng chóng

ground beetle

丝盘虫
sī pán chóng

Trichoplax adhaerens (biology)

精虫冲脑
jīng chóng chōng nǎo

lit. the spermatozoons have gone to his head

病虫害
bìng chóng hài

plant diseases and insect pests

放射虫
fàng shè chóng

radiolarian (single-celled animal)

底栖有孔虫
dǐ qī yǒu kǒng chóng

benthic foraminifera

可怜虫
kě lián chóng

pitiful creature

臭虫
chòu chóng

bedbug (Cimex lectularius)

甲虫
jiǎ chóng

beetle

百足之虫死而不僵
bǎi zú zhī chóng sǐ ér bù jiāng

a centipede dies but never falls down