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蚁
蟻
yi3
 
- ant
 
| strokes | 
19 | 
| radical | 
 | 
| strokes after radical | 
13 | 
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白蚁
白蟻
bai2 yi3
 
- termite; white ant
 
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兵蚁
兵蟻
bing1 yi3
 
- soldier ant; dinergate
 
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蚕蚁
蠶蟻
can2 yi3
 
- newly hatched silkworm
 
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红火蚁
紅火蟻
hong2 huo3 yi3
 
- fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China
 
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蝼蚁
螻蟻
lou2 yi3
 
- lit. mole cricket and ants; fig. tiny individuals with no power
 
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蚂蚁
螞蟻
ma3 yi3
 
- ant
 
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千里之堤,溃于蚁穴
千里之堤,潰於蟻穴
qian1 li3 zhi1 di1 - kui4 yu2 yi3 xue2
 
- An ant hole causing the collapse of a great dike.; Huge damage from a moment's negligence. (idiom)
 
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热锅上的蚂蚁
熱鍋上的螞蟻
re4 guo1 shang5 de5 ma3 yi3
 
- (like) a cat on a hot tin roof; anxious; agitated
 
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如蚁附膻
如蟻附膻
ru2 yi3 fu4 shan1
 
- like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful; the crowd runs after trash
 
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食蚁兽
食蟻獸
shi2 yi3 shou4
 
- ant-eater (several different species)
 
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蚁斗蜗争
蟻鬥蝸爭
yi3 dou4 wo1 zheng1
 
- lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
 
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蚁䴕
蟻鴷
yi3 lie4
 
- (bird species of China) Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
 
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蚁丘
蟻丘
yi3 qiu1
 
- anthill
 
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蚁酸
蟻酸
yi3 suan1
 
- formic acid
 
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蚁族
蟻族
yi3 zu2
 
- "ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career