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虫

chóng · chong

Traditional 蟲

Measure words: 条 tiáo, 只 zhī

Meaning

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chóng 蟲

  1. lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
  2. (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

chóng 虫

  1. variant of 蟲 / 虫 (chóng)
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A bug on the vegetables

  1. Dengdeng

    啊(a)，我的(wǒde)菜(cài)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhī)虫(chóng)！

    Ah, there's a bug on my vegetables!

  2. Liangliang

    别怕(biépà)，是(shì)什么(shénme)虫(chóng)？

    Don't be scared. What kind of bug?

  3. Dengdeng

    是(shì)一只(yīzhī)小(xiǎo)绿(lǜ)虫(chóng)，在(zài)菜叶(càiyè)上(shàng)爬(pá)。

    A small green bug, crawling on the leaf.

  4. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)虫(chóng)，说明(shuōmíng)这(zhè)菜(cài)没(méi)打(dǎ)很多(hěnduō)药(yào)。

    Bugs mean the vegetables had little pesticide.

  5. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？那(nà)我们(wǒmen)还(hái)吃(chī)吗(ma)？

    Really? Do we still eat it then?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)吃(chī)菜(cài)，你(nǐ)把(bǎ)虫(chóng)送回(sònghuí)草地(cǎodì)。

    I eat the vegetables. You take the bug back to the grass.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)两(liǎng)个(gè)传(chuán)送(sòng)门(mén)通(tōng)过(guò)虫(chóng)洞(dòng)连(lián)接(jiē)。

These two portals are connected via a wormhole.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by jan_OkulaJu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

树(shù)叶(yè)上(shàng)爬(pá)着(zhe)一(yì)条(tiáo)绿(lǜ)色(sè)的(de)虫(chóng)。

A green worm is crawling on the leaf.

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