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虫
蟲
chong2
 
- lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures; person with a particular undesirable characteristic
 
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阿米巴原虫
阿米巴原蟲
a1 mi3 ba1 yuan2 chong2
 
- amoeba; ameba
 
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巴贝西亚原虫病
巴貝西亞原蟲病
ba1 bei4 xi1 ya4 yuan2 chong2 bing4
 
- babesiosis
 
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白蜡虫
白蠟蟲
bai2 la4 chong2
 
- Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
 
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百足之虫死而不僵
百足之蟲死而不僵
bai3 zu2 zhi1 chong2 si3 er2 bu4 jiang1
 
- a centipede dies but never falls down; old institutions die hard
 
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鼻涕虫
鼻涕蟲
bi2 ti4 chong2
 
- a slug; sb with a runny nose
 
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鞭虫
鞭蟲
bian1 chong2
 
- whipworm
 
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扁虫
扁蟲
bian3 chong2
 
- flatworm
 
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扁锹形虫
扁鍬形蟲
bian3 qiao1 xing2 chong2
 
- giant stag beetle (Dorcus titanus)
 
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变形虫
變形蟲
bian4 xing2 chong2
 
- amoeba
 
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标本虫
標本蟲
biao1 ben3 chong2
 
- spider beetle
 
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病虫
病蟲
bing4 chong2
 
- plant diseases and insect pests
 
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病虫害
病蟲害
bing4 chong2 hai4
 
- plant diseases and insect pests
 
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病虫害绿色防控
病蟲害綠色防控
bing4 chong2 hai4 lv4 se4 fang2 kong4
 
- green pest prevention and control; environmentally friendly methods of pest control and prevention
 
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捕虫叶
捕蟲葉
bu3 chong2 ye4
 
- insect-catching leaf
 
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步行虫
步行蟲
bu4 xing2 chong2
 
- ground beetle
 
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长虫
長蟲
chang2 chong5
 
- (coll.) snake
 
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潮虫
潮蟲
chao2 chong2
 
- woodlouse (suborder Oniscidea within the order Isopoda); a.k.a. roly-poly, pill bug, sow bug etc
 
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成虫
成蟲
cheng2 chong2
 
- imago (adult, sexually mature insect, the final stage of its development)
 
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虫白蜡
蟲白蠟
chong2 bai2 la4
 
- white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
 
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虫草
蟲草
chong2 cao3
 
- see 冬蟲夏草|冬虫夏草
 
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虫洞
蟲洞
chong2 dong4
 
- worm-hole (in cosmology and science fiction)
 
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虫儿
蟲兒
chong2 er5
 
- see 蟲子|虫子
 
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虫害
蟲害
chong2 hai4
 
- insect pest; damage from insects
 
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虫蜡
蟲蠟
chong2 la4
 
- white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
 
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虫类
蟲類
chong2 lei4
 
- insects
 
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虫媒病毒
蟲媒病毒
chong2 mei2 bing4 du2
 
- arbovirus
 
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虫鸟叫声
蟲鳥叫聲
chong2 niao3 jiao4 sheng1
 
- chirp
 
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虫牙
蟲牙
chong2 ya2
 
- caries; rotten tooth (colloquial); see also 齲齒|龋齿
 
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虫灾
蟲災
chong2 zai1
 
- insect damage; destruction of crops by pest insects
 
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虫豸
蟲豸
chong2 zhi4
 
- small bug; base person (used as a curse word)
 
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虫蛀
蟲蛀
chong2 zhu4
 
- damaged by moths or worms
 
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虫子
蟲子
chong2 zi5
 
- insect; bug; worm
 
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虫子牙
蟲子牙
chong2 zi5 ya2
 
- see 蟲牙|虫牙
 
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臭虫
臭蟲
chou4 chong2
 
- bedbug (Cimex lectularius); tick
 
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臭屁虫
臭屁蟲
chou4 pi4 chong2
 
- stink bug
 
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打虫
打蟲
da3 chong2
 
- to swat an insect; to get rid of intestinal parasite with drugs
 
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大虫
大蟲
da4 chong2
 
- tiger
 
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滴虫病
滴蟲病
di1 chong2 bing4
 
- trichomoniasis (medicine)
 
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敌百虫
敵百蟲
di2 bai3 chong2
 
- trichlorphon C4H8Cl3PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide; also called dipterex
 
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底栖有孔虫
底棲有孔蟲
di3 qi1 you3 kong3 chong2
 
- benthic foraminifera
 
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雕虫小技
雕蟲小技
diao1 chong2 xiao3 ji4
 
- insignificant talent; skill of no high order; minor accomplishment
 
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雕虫篆刻
雕蟲篆刻
diao1 chong2 zhuan4 ke4
 
- literary trifles; minor skill
 
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冬虫夏草
冬蟲夏草
dong1 chong2 xia4 cao3
 
- caterpillar fungus (Cordyceps sinensis)
 
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毒虫
毒蟲
du2 chong2
 
- poisonous insect (or spider etc); (slang) junkie
 
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蠹虫
蠹蟲
du4 chong2
 
- moth; harmful person; vermin
 
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恶性疟原虫
惡性瘧原蟲
e4 xing4 nve4 yuan2 chong2
 
- plasmodium falciparum (malaria parasite)
 
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放屁虫
放屁蟲
fang4 pi4 chong2
 
- stink bug
 
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放射虫
放射蟲
fang4 she4 chong2
 
- radiolarian (single-celled animal)
 
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飞虫
飛蟲
fei1 chong2
 
- flying insect; winged insect
 
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非洲锥虫病
非洲錐蟲病
fei1 zhou1 zhui1 chong2 bing4
 
- sleeping sickness; African trypanosomiasis
 
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复殖吸虫
複殖吸蟲
fu4 zhi2 xi1 chong2
 
- digenetic trematode worm (i.e. from Order Digenea 複殖目|复殖目)
 
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肝吸虫
肝吸蟲
gan1 xi1 chong2
 
- liver fluke
 
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跟屁虫
跟屁蟲
gen1 pi4 chong2
 
- lit. bum beetle; sb who tags along; shadow; sycophant
 
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跟头虫
跟頭蟲
gen1 tou5 chong2
 
- wriggler; mosquito larva
 
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管圆线虫
管圓線蟲
guan3 yuan2 xian4 chong2
 
- "eel worm", a parasitic worm carrying meningitis
 
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害虫
害蟲
hai4 chong2
 
- injurious insect; pest
 
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害人虫
害人蟲
hai4 ren2 chong2
 
- pest; evildoer
 
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红铃虫
紅鈴蟲
hong2 ling2 chong2
 
- pink bollworm; Pectinophora gassypiella
 
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胡涂虫
胡塗蟲
hu2 tu5 chong2
 
- blunderer; bungler; also written 糊塗蟲|糊涂虫
 
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糊涂虫
糊塗蟲
hu2 tu5 chong2
 
- blunderer; bungler
 
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蝗虫
蝗蟲
huang2 chong2
 
- locust
 
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蛔虫
蛔蟲
hui2 chong2
 
- roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), a human parasite
 
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蛔虫病
蛔蟲病
hui2 chong2 bing4
 
- ascariasis; infectation by parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides
 
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寄生虫
寄生蟲
ji4 sheng1 chong2
 
- parasite; drone
 
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甲虫
甲蟲
jia3 chong2
 
- beetle
 
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甲虫车
甲蟲車
jia3 chong2 che1
 
- Volkswagen Beetle
 
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贾第虫
賈第蟲
jia3 di4 chong2
 
- Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite that inhabits the gut
 
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贾第虫病
賈第蟲病
jia3 di4 chong2 bing4
 
- Giardiasis, a form of gastro-enteritis caused by infection of gut by Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite
 
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贾第虫属
賈第蟲屬
jia3 di4 chong2 shu3
 
- Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite that inhabits the gut
 
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甲壳虫类
甲殼蟲類
jia3 ke2 chong2 lei4
 
- coleoptera
 
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甲壳虫
甲殼蟲
jia3 qiao4 chong2
 
- the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)
 
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甲壳虫
甲殼蟲
jia3 qiao4 chong2
 
- beetle
 
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精虫
精蟲
jing1 chong2
 
- spermatozoon; spermatozoa
 
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精虫冲脑
精蟲衝腦
jing1 chong2 chong1 nao3
 
- lit. the spermatozoons have gone to his head; fig. overwhelmed by lust
 
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九香虫
九香蟲
jiu3 xiang1 chong2
 
- brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB)
 
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可怜虫
可憐蟲
ke3 lian2 chong2
 
- pitiful creature; wretch
 
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昆虫
昆蟲
kun1 chong2
 
- insect
 
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昆虫学
昆蟲學
kun1 chong2 xue2
 
- entomology
 
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蜡虫
蠟蟲
la4 chong2
 
- Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
 
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懒虫
懶蟲
lan3 chong2
 
- lazy fellow (insult); idle slob
 
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裂体吸虫
裂體吸蟲
lie4 ti3 xi1 chong2
 
- schistosome, parasitic flatworm causing snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis)
 
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马蛔虫
馬蛔蟲
ma3 hui2 chong2
 
- horse roundworm; parascaris equorum
 
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螨虫
蟎蟲
man3 chong2
 
- mite (zoology)
 
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毛虫
毛蟲
mao2 chong2
 
- caterpillar
 
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毛毛虫
毛毛蟲
mao2 mao5 chong2
 
- caterpillar
 
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米虫
米蟲
mi3 chong2
 
- rice weevil; (fig.) sponger; parasite
 
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灭虫宁
滅蟲寧
mie4 chong2 ning4
 
- bephenium, anti-parasitic worm medicine
 
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螟虫
螟蟲
ming2 chong2
 
- boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
 
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男虫
男蟲
nan2 chong2
 
- swindler; conman
 
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蛲虫
蟯蟲
nao2 chong2
 
- parasitic worm; human pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis)
 
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蛲虫病
蟯蟲病
nao2 chong2 bing4
 
- enterobiasis
 
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粘虫
粘蟲
nian2 chong2
 
- army worm (e.g. Mythimna separata or Leucania separata etc, major cereal pests)
 
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鸟虫书
鳥蟲書
niao3 chong2 shu1
 
- bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆书, but with characters decorated as birds and insects
 
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疟原虫
瘧原蟲
nve4 yuan2 chong2
 
- plasmodium (malaria parasite)
 
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爬虫
爬蟲
pa2 chong2
 
- reptile (old or common word for 爬行動物|爬行动物)
 
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爬虫动物
爬蟲動物
pa2 chong2 dong4 wu4
 
- reptile
 
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爬虫类
爬蟲類
pa2 chong2 lei4
 
- reptiles; also written 爬行類|爬行类
 
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蟠尾丝虫
蟠尾絲蟲
pan2 wei3 si1 chong2
 
- Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans
 
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蟠尾丝虫症
蟠尾絲蟲症
pan2 wei3 si1 chong2 zheng4
 
- "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus
 
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瓢虫
瓢蟲
piao2 chong2
 
- ladybug; ladybird
 
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七星瓢虫
七星瓢蟲
qi1 xing1 piao2 chong2
 
- seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
 
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千足虫
千足蟲
qian1 zu2 chong2
 
- millipede
 
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锹形虫
鍬形蟲
qiao1 xing2 chong2
 
- stag beetle (generic term for the beetles in the family of lucanidae)
 
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茄二十八星瓢虫
茄二十八星瓢蟲
qie2 er4 shi2 ba1 xing1 piao2 chong2
 
- 28-spotted ladybird; hadda beetle; Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
 
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球虫
球蟲
qiu2 chong2
 
- coccidia (biology)
 
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蛆虫
蛆蟲
qu1 chong2
 
- maggot
 
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蠕虫
蠕蟲
ru2 chong2
 
- worm
 
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三叶虫
三葉蟲
san1 ye4 chong2
 
- trilobite
 
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杀虫
殺蟲
sha1 chong2
 
- insecticide
 
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沙虫
沙蟲
sha1 chong2
 
- sandworm
 
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杀虫剂
殺蟲劑
sha1 chong2 ji4
 
- insecticide; pesticide
 
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杀虫药
殺蟲藥
sha1 chong2 yao4
 
- insecticide
 
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食虫目
食蟲目
shi2 chong2 mu4
 
- Insectivora
 
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食虫植物
食蟲植物
shi2 chong2 zhi2 wu4
 
- insectivorous plant
 
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书虫
書蟲
shu1 chong2
 
- bookworm
 
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睡眠虫
睡眠蟲
shui4 mian2 chong2
 
- trypanosome
 
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丝盘虫
絲盤蟲
si1 pan2 chong2
 
- Trichoplax adhaerens (biology)
 
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绦虫
絛蟲
tao1 chong2
 
- tapeworm
 
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绦虫纲
絛蟲綱
tao1 chong2 gang1
 
- Cestoda (an order of flatworms)
 
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网虫
網蟲
wang3 chong2
 
- Internet addict
 
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蚊虫
蚊蟲
wen2 chong2
 
- mosquito
 
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涡虫纲
渦蟲綱
wo1 chong2 gang1
 
- Turbellaria (an order of flatworms)
 
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无钩绦虫
無鉤絛蟲
wu2 gou1 tao1 chong2
 
- beef tapeworm
 
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吸虫
吸蟲
xi1 chong2
 
- trematoda; fluke; trematode worm, approx 6000 species, mostly parasite, incl. on humans
 
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吸虫纲
吸蟲綱
xi1 chong2 gang1
 
- Class Trematoda; fluke; trematode worm, a parasite incl. on humans
 
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夏虫不可以语冰
夏蟲不可以語冰
xia4 chong2 bu4 ke3 yi3 yu3 bing1
 
- a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
 
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线虫
線蟲
xian4 chong2
 
- nematode worm (Caenorhabditis elegans)
 
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小毛虫
小毛蟲
xiao3 mao2 chong2
 
- slug
 
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血吸虫
血吸蟲
xue4 xi1 chong2
 
- schistosoma
 
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血吸虫病
血吸蟲病
xue4 xi1 chong2 bing4
 
- schistosomiasis
 
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蚜虫
蚜蟲
ya2 chong2
 
- greenfly (Aphis spp.); aphid
 
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胭脂虫
胭脂蟲
yan1 zhi1 chong2
 
- cochineal insect
 
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眼虫
眼蟲
yan3 chong2
 
- Euglena (genus of single-celled plant)
 
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眼虫藻
眼蟲藻
yan3 chong2 zao3
 
- euglena (biology)
 
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恙虫病
恙蟲病
yang4 chong2 bing4
 
- Scrub typhus; Tsutsugamushi disease; Mite-borne typhus fever
 
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益虫
益蟲
yi4 chong2
 
- beneficial insect
 
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淫虫
淫蟲
yin2 chong2
 
- sex maniac
 
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隐翅虫
隱翅蟲
yin3 chi4 chong2
 
- rove beetle
 
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应声虫
應聲蟲
ying1 sheng1 chong2
 
- yes-man; opinionless person
 
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萤火虫
螢火蟲
ying2 huo3 chong2
 
- firefly; glowworm; lightning bug
 
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有钩绦虫
有鉤絛蟲
you3 gou1 tao1 chong2
 
- tapeworm (Taenia solium)
 
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有孔虫
有孔蟲
you3 kong3 chong2
 
- foraminifera
 
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幼虫
幼蟲
you4 chong2
 
- larva
 
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鱼虫
魚蟲
yu2 chong2
 
- water flea (small crustacean of genus Daphnia)
 
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蚖虫
蚖蟲
yuan2 chong2
 
- Protura (soil dwelling primitive hexapod)
 
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糟齿类爬虫
糟齒類爬蟲
zao1 chi3 lei4 pa2 chong2
 
- thecodontia (primitive dinosaur)
 
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蚱虫
蚱蟲
zha4 chong2
 
- grasshopper
 
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蛰虫
蟄蟲
zhe2 chong2
 
- dormant insect
 
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稚虫
稚蟲
zhi4 chong2
 
- naiad; larva; developmental stage of insect
 
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蛀虫
蛀蟲
zhu4 chong2
 
- insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc; fig. vermin
 
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锥虫病
錐蟲病
zhui1 chong2 bing4
 
- trypanosomiasis; trypanosomosis
 
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钻心虫
鑽心蟲
zuan1 xin1 chong2
 
- boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest