zǎo
蚤
flea; archaic variant of 早
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
flea (parasitic insect)
A small, wingless parasitic insect that feeds on blood and can transmit diseases.
Zǎo跳
hui蚤
dīng会
yǎo叮
rén咬
lèi人
hé类
chǒng和
wù宠
chuán物
，
bō传
duō播
zhǒng多
jí种
bìng疾
病
。
Fleas bite humans and pets and can transmit many diseases.
Tā他
de的
shēn身
shàng上
pá爬
mǎn满
le了
zǎo跳
蚤
。
His body was covered with fleas.
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Māo猫
shēn身
shàng上
jīng经
cháng常
huì会
yǒu有
zǎo跳
jì蚤
shēng寄
生
。
Cats often have fleas living on them.
Zǎo跳
tiào蚤
de跳
hěn得
gāo很
néng高
，
chāo能
guò超
zì过
jǐ自
shēn己
tǐ身
shù体
shí数
bèi十
de倍
gāo的
dù高
度
。
Fleas can jump very high, dozens of times their own body height.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shā杀
chóng虫
jì剂
kě可
yǐ以
yǒu有
xiào效
shā杀
miè灭
zǎo跳
蚤
。
This insecticide can effectively kill fleas.
adjective
archaic variant of 早
archaicThis is an obsolete classical Chinese usage, no longer used in modern Mandarin except in reference to ancient texts.
《
Lún论
yǔ》zhōng语
》
zǎo中
“
qǐ蚤
jí起
”
zǎo即
“
qǐ早
起
”
。
In *Analects*, "zǎo qǐ" means "to get up early".
Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
“
zǎo蚤
”
dài代
zhǐ指
“
zǎo早
”
。
In classical Chinese texts, 蚤 is often used as a stand-in for 早.