fly; housefly
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
fly; housefly
informalColloquial variant of 苍蝇, commonly used in spoken language and northern dialects.
Wū屋
lǐ里
yǒu有
yī一
zhī只
yíng蝇
zi子
，
kuài快
gǎn赶
zǒu走
tā它
。
There's a fly in the room; quickly chase it away.
Xià夏
tiān天
dào到
le了
，
yíng蝇
zi子
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
duō多
。
Summer has arrived, and there are more and more flies.
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Tā他
ná拿
qǐ起
yíng蝇
pāi拍
dǎ打
yíng蝇
zi子
。
He picked up a fly swatter to hit the flies.