蚂蚁

mǎ yǐ

CL 只 zhǐ 窝 wō 群 qún

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. ant

Word relationships

Related words

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• 昆虫 kūn chóng 昆虫 kūn chóng insect Ants are a type of insect.: insect
• 白蚁 bái yǐ 白蚁 bái yǐ termite Termites, often confused with ants.: termite
• 蜜蜂 mì fēng 蜜蜂 mì fēng bee Bees, another social insect.: bee

Usage notes

Collocations

Common measure word: 只 (zhī) for individual ants; 群 (qún) for a group.

Common mistakes

蚂蚁 specifically means 'ant'. Do not use it to refer to 'termite', which is 白蚁 (báiyǐ).

Example Sentences

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地上有很多 蚂蚁 。

There are many ants on the ground.

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Words Containing 蚂蚁

• 热锅上的蚂蚁 热锅上的蚂蚁 rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ: (like) a cat on a hot tin roof
• 蚂蚁上树 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)
• 蚂蚁腰 蚂蚁腰 mǎ yǐ yāo: (coll.) tiny waist
• 蚂蚁金服 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]

Child Words of 蚂蚁

• 蚂 蚂 mā: dragonfly
• 蚂 蚂 mǎ: ant
• 蚂 蚂 mà: grasshopper
• 蚁 蚁 yǐ: ant