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Definitions

  1. 1. ant

Example Sentences

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群在 丘上。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9810396)

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Words Containing 蚁

蚁丘
yǐ qiū

anthill

蚁族
yǐ zú

\ant tribe\, college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career

兵蚁
bīng yǐ

dinergate

蚂蚁金服
mǎ yǐ jīn fú

Ant Financial Services Group, an affiliate company of Alibaba 阿里巴巴[ā lǐ bā bā]

千里之堤,溃于蚁穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué

lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)

蚁醛
yǐ quán

formaldehyde (HCHO)

如蚁附膻
rú yǐ fù shān

like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful

热锅上的蚂蚁
rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ

(like) a cat on a hot tin roof

蚂蚁腰
mǎ yǐ yāo

(coll.) tiny waist

蚁酸
yǐ suān

formic acid

蚕蚁
cán yǐ

newly hatched silkworm

千里之堤,毁于蚁穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī , huǐ yú yǐ xué

see 千里之堤,潰於蟻穴|千里之堤,溃于蚁穴[qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué]

蚂蚁上树
mǎ yǐ shàng shù

\ants climbing a tree\, a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fěn sī] and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree)

蝼蚁
lóu yǐ

lit. mole cricket and ants

白蚁
bái yǐ

termite

红火蚁
hóng huǒ yǐ

fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China

蚁斗蜗争
yǐ dòu wō zhēng

lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling

食蚁兽
shí yǐ shòu

ant-eater (several different species)

蚁䴕
yǐ liè

(bird species of China) Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)

蚂蚁
mǎ yǐ

ant