mǎ
蚂
ant; dragonfly
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesbound morpheme
ant
neutralMost commonly used in the compound 蚂蚁
Mǎ蚂
yǐ蚁
zhèng正
zài在
bān搬
yùn运
shí食
wù物
huí回
xué巢
xué穴
。
Ants are carrying food back to their nest.
Wǒ我
men们
zài在
shù树
xià下
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yī一
gè个
mǎ蚂
yǐ蚁
wō窝
。
We found an ant hill under the tree.
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Mǎ蚂
yǐ蚁
shì是
fēi非
cháng常
qín勤
láo劳
de的
kūn昆
chóng虫
。
Ants are very hardworking insects.
Bái白
táng糖
xī吸
yǐn引
le了
hěn很
duō多
mǎ蚂
yǐ蚁
pá爬
dào到
zhuō桌
zi子
shàng上
。
Sugar attracted many ants to climb onto the table.
Tā他
dūn蹲
zài在
dì地
shàng上
guān观
chá察
mǎ蚂
yǐ蚁
bān搬
jiā家
。
He squatted on the ground watching ants move their colony.
bound morpheme
dragonfly
dialectUsed mainly in northern Chinese dialects, only in the compound 蚂螂
Xià夏
tiān天
de的
hé河
biān边
yǒu有
hǎo好
duō多
mǎ蚂
láng螂
zài在
fēi飞
。
There are lots of dragonflies flying by the river in summer.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
bǎ把
qīng蜻
tíng蜓
jiào叫
zuò做
mǎ蚂
láng螂
。
Grandma used to call dragonflies mǎ láng when she was little.