How to say “insect” in Chinese
insect, worm
“Insect” in Chinese is 虫子, chóng zi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
虫子 is read chóng zi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A drawing of a little snake. It appears in many characters about insects: 蝴, 蝶.
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “虫子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 虫子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我被虫子咬了。wǒbèichóngziyǎoleSome bug bit me.
- 鸭子在草地上找虫子吃yāzizàicǎodìshangzhǎochóngzichīThe ducks are looking for bugs to eat in the meadow.
More words from the lesson “In the countryside”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “insect” in Chinese?
“Insect” in Chinese is 虫子, pinyin chóngzi.
What does 虫子 mean?
虫子 (chóngzi) means “insect, worm”.
How do you write 虫子?
虫子 is 2 characters: 虫 (chóng) — insect, worm; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 虫子?
虫子 is read chóngzi. Tones: chóng — second tone, zi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“insect” in the lesson “In the countryside”
This word is from the topic “Animals, plants, colors” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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