louse; lice
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
louse; small wingless parasitic insect that lives on the skin of mammals and birds
Includes head lice (头虱), body lice (体虱), and pubic lice (阴虱). Can transmit serious diseases such as epidemic typhus and relapsing fever. The word is often used in both singular and plural senses in Chinese.
Tā他
tóu头
fa发
shàng上
zhǎng长
le了
shī虱
zi子
，
yǎng痒
de得
nán难
shòu受
。
He had lice in his hair and itched terribly.
Jiù旧
shí时
wèi卫
shēng生
tiáo条
jiàn件
chà差
，
qióng穷
rén人
shēn身
shang上
cháng常
zhǎng长
shī虱
zi子
。
In the past, sanitation was poor and poor people often had lice on their bodies.
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Shī虱
zi子
huì会
chuán传
bō播
bān斑
zhěn疹
shāng伤
hán寒
děng等
jí疾
bìng病
。
Lice can transmit diseases such as typhus.
Zhè这
zhī只
gǒu狗
shēn身
shang上
de的
shī虱
zi子
tài太
duō多
le了
，
xū需
yào要
zhì治
liáo疗
。
This dog has too many lice on its body and needs treatment.