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蚂蚁

mǎ yǐ · ma yi

Traditional 螞蟻

Meaning

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  1. ant
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In a conversation

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An uninvited guest

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，快(kuài)看(kàn)，地上(dìshang)有(yǒu)一队(yīduì)蚂蚁(mǎyǐ)！

    Liangliang, look quick! There is a line of ants on the ground!

  2. Liangliang

    它们(tāmen)是不是(shìbùshì)在(zài)搬(bān)我的(wǒde)饼干(bǐnggān)？

    Are they carrying my cookie?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，蚂蚁(mǎyǐ)搬(bān)得(de)好(hǎo)快(kuài)。

    Yes, the ants carry it very fast.

  4. Liangliang

    那块(nàkuài)饼干(bǐnggān)比(bǐ)蚂蚁(mǎyǐ)大(dà)一百倍(yībǎibèi)。

    That cookie is a hundred times bigger than an ant.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)今天(jīntiān)就(jiù)请(qǐng)蚂蚁(mǎyǐ)吃(chī)饼干(bǐnggān)吧(ba)。

    Then let us treat the ants to cookies today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)那(nà)滩(tān)冰(bīng)淇(qí)淋(lín)的(de)周(zhōu)围(wéi)，有(yǒu)一(yì)群(qún)蚂(mǎ)蚁(yǐ)在(zài)爬(pá)来(lái)爬(pá)去(qù)。

The area around the melting ice cream was crawling with ants.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

厨(chú)房(fáng)的(de)角(jiǎo)落(luò)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一(yí)队(duì)蚂(mǎ)蚁(yǐ)在(zài)搬(bān)食(shí)物(wù)。

There is a line of ants carrying food in the corner of the kitchen.

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