蜜蜂

mì fēng

CL 只 zhǐ 群 qún

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. bee
2. honeybee

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 蝴蝶 hú dié 蝴蝶 hú dié butterfly Both are flying insects that visit flowers: butterfly
• 蜂蜜 fēng mì 蜂蜜 fēng mì honey Honey produced by bees: honey
• 蜂巢 fēng cháo 蜂巢 fēng cháo beehive The nest of bees: beehive

Usage notes

Collocations

Often appears with 采 (cǎi) in 采蜜 (cǎi mì) meaning 'to gather nectar'.

Common mistakes

蜜蜂 is not used for a single bee in a counting context; use measure word 只 (yī zhǐ mìfēng).

Example Sentences

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蜜蜂 在花园里采蜜。

Bees are gathering nectar in the garden.

谁吃 蜜蜂 ?

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 3934104)

蜜蜂 产蜂蜜。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 346479)

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Words Containing 蜜蜂

• 蜜蜂房 蜜蜂房 mì fēng fáng: beehive

Child Words of 蜜蜂

• 蜜 蜜 mì: honey
• 蜂 蜂 fēng: bee