chóng
虫
insect; bug; person with certain characteristics
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
insect; bug; worm
Used for small crawling or flying invertebrates, especially insects.
Xià夏
tiān天
fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
xiǎo小
chóng虫
zi子
。
There are many small insects in the room in summer.
Zhuāng庄
jia稼
zāo遭
shòu受
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
chóng虫
zāi灾
。
The crops suffered from a severe insect infestation.
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Mǐ米
gāng缸
lǐ里
shēng生
chóng虫
zi子
le了
，
bù不
néng能
chī吃
le了
。
There are bugs in the rice jar; it can't be eaten.
Zhè这
ge个
huā花
yuán园
lǐ里
yǒu有
gè各
zhǒng种
gè各
yàng样
de的
chóng虫
zi子
。
There are all kinds of insects in this garden.
Tā他
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
hěn很
xǐ喜
huan欢
guān观
chá察
chóng虫
zi子
。
He liked observing insects very much when he was a child.
noun
person with certain characteristics (often derogatory)
informalUsed metaphorically to refer to people with certain characteristics, usually in a轻蔑的 way.
Tā他
shì是
gè个
shū书
chóng虫
，
zhěng整
tiān天
dōu都
zài在
kàn看
shū书
。
He's a bookworm who reads all day long.
Xiàn现
zài在
hěn很
duō多
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
dōu都
shì是
wǎng网
chóng虫
。
Many young people nowadays are netheads.
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Bié别
zuò做
yìng应
shēng声
chóng虫
，
yào要
yǒu有
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
。
Don't be a yes-man; have your own opinions.
Tā他
zhēn真
shì是
gè个
kě可
lián怜
chóng虫
，
zǒng总
shì是
bèi被
rén人
qī欺
fu负
。
He's such a可怜虫, always being bullied by others.
Nà那
ge个
hú糊
tu涂
chóng虫
yòu又
bǎ把
yào钥
shi匙
nòng弄
diū丢
le了
。
That scatterbrain lost his keys again.