mā
蚂
used in grasshopper
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesbound morpheme
grasshopper
informalOnly used in the fixed compound 蚂蚱
Tián田
yě野
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
mǎ蚂
zha蚱
zài在
tiào跳
。
There are many grasshoppers jumping in the field.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
xǐ喜
huan欢
zhuō捉
mǎ蚂
zha蚱
wán玩
。
Children like to catch grasshoppers to play with.
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Yé爷
ye爷
shuō说
tā他
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
cháng常
kǎo烤
mǎ蚂
zha蚱
chī吃
。
Grandpa said he used to roast and eat grasshoppers when he was a kid.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
mǎ蚂
zha蚱
huì会
chī吃
zhuāng庄
jia稼
。
This kind of grasshopper eats crops.
Mǎ蚂
zha蚱
de的
hòu后
tuǐ腿
hěn很
yǒu有
lì力
。
Grasshoppers have very powerful hind legs.