Dictionary/虫

虫 蟲

虫 chóng

ㄔㄨㄥˊ
NTOCFL L3
1(fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
2lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures

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Examples

wǒ men我们jiào叫tā她yí一gè个shū书chóng虫。
我们叫她一个书虫。
She is what we call a bookworm.
你是只虫。
You're a bug.
我们已经准备好应付千年虫。
We're thoroughly prepared for the Y2K bug.

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See also: words & characters pronounced chóng