yǐ
蚁
ant; surname
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
ant; type of small social insect
Refers to the common household or wild ants with segmented bodies, living in large colonies.
Qiáng墙
jiǎo角
xià下
yǒu有
yī一
qún群
mǎ蚂
yǐ蚁
zài在
bān搬
yùn运
shí食
wù物
。
There is a colony of ants moving food under the corner of the wall.
Hóng红
yǐ蚁
huì会
dīng叮
dǎo咬
rén人
lèi类
bìng并
zhù注
rù入
suān酸
xìng性
dú毒
yè液
。
Fire ants will bite humans and inject acidic venom.
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Gōng工
yǐ蚁
fù负
zé责
xún寻
zhǎo找
hé和
bān搬
yùn运
shí食
wù物
gěi给
zhěng整
gè个
yǐ蚁
cháo巢
。
Worker ants are responsible for finding and carrying food for the entire ant colony.
Mǎ蚂
yǐ蚁
zài在
yù遇
dào到
wēi危
xiǎn险
shí时
huì会
shì释
fàng放
xìn信
xī息
sù素
zhào召
huàn唤
tóng同
bàn伴
。
When ants encounter danger, they release pheromones to summon their nestmates.
Bái白
yǐ蚁
suī虽
rán然
míng名
zì字
dài带
yǐ蚁
，
dàn但
bù不
shǔ属
yú于
mǎ蚂
yǐ蚁
lèi类
kūn昆
chóng虫
。
Although termites have 'ant' in their Chinese name, they do not belong to the ant family.
noun
surname Yi
formalA rare Chinese family name.
Yǐ蚁
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
xīn新
tóng同
shì事
。
Mr. Yi is a new colleague at our company.
Yǐ蚁
xìng姓
qǐ起
yuán源
yú于
gǔ古
dài代
de的
guān官
zhí职
míng名
chēng称
。
The surname Yi originated from an ancient official title.