咬伤 咬傷 yǎo shāng bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite) 咬紧牙关 咬緊牙關 yǎo jǐn yá guān lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom) / fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain / to bite the bullet syn 蚛 zhòng (literary) (of a worm or insect) to nibble / to bite / worm-eaten 飞虫 飛蟲 fēi chóng flying insect / winged insect 虫豸 蟲豸 chóng zhì insect or insect-like small creature (literary) / base person (used as a curse word) 一口 yī kǒu readily / flatly (deny, admit and so on) / a mouthful / a bite 草莓 cǎo méi strawberry / CL:顆|颗[ke1] / (Tw) hickey / love bite syn 比特 bǐ tè bit (binary digit) (loanword) 吻痕 wěn hén hickey / love bite 咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì to bite words and chew characters (idiom) / punctilious about minutiae of wording syn 咬合 yǎo hé (of uneven surfaces) to fit together / (of gear wheels) to mesh / (dentistry) occlusion / bite syn 浅尝 淺嚐 qiǎn cháng to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink) / (fig.) to dabble in / to flirt with (a topic) 恩将仇报 恩將仇報 ēn jiāng chóu bào to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom) syn 吃里爬外 吃裡爬外 chī lǐ pá wài to work against the interests of sb one derives support from / to double-cross one's employer / to bite the hand that feeds you syn 叮 dīng to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc) / to say repeatedly / to urge insistently / to ask repeatedly / to stick to a point / (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound syn 咋 zé (literary) to bite / to gnaw syn 噬 shì to devour / to bite syn 啃 kěn to gnaw / to nibble / to bite syn 螫 shì (literary) (of a bee or spider etc) to sting or bite syn 螫 zhē (of a bee or spider etc) to sting or bite / (of an irritant) to make (one's eyes or skin) sting syn 龁 齕 hé (literary) to gnaw / to bite 齮 yǐ bite 齰 cuò to bite 贪多嚼不烂 貪多嚼不爛 tān duō jiáo bù làn to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) 穷鼠啮狸 窮鼠嚙狸 qióng shǔ niè lí a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom) / the smallest worm will turn being trodden on 好高骛远 好高騖遠 hào gāo wù yuǎn to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) / to aim too high syn 齰 zé to bite 咥 dié gnaw / bite 咬痕 yǎo hén bite scar 咬钩 咬鉤 yǎo gōu (of fish) to bite / to take the bait 噬咬 shì yǎo to bite 雷大雨小 léi dà yǔ xiǎo lit. much thunder but little rain / fig. a lot of talk but little action / his bark is worse than his bite 点补 點補 diǎn bǔ to have a snack / to have a bite syn 玩完 wán wán (coll.) to end in failure / to come to grief / to bite the dust 蜱咬病 pí yǎo bìng tick-bite sickness / informal term for 發熱伴血小板減少綜合徵|发热伴血小板减少综合征[fa1 re4 ban4 xue4 xiao3 ban3 jian3 shao3 zong1 he2 zheng1] 吹灯拔蜡 吹燈拔蠟 chuī dēng bá là lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom) / fig. to die / to bite the dust / to be over and done with 布拉德·彼特 bù lā dé · bǐ tè William Bradley "Brad" Pitt (1963-), US actor and film producer 𬺈 齮 yǐ to bite / pleasing / respectful manner 牙印 yá yìn teeth marks (left on sth) / bite marks 噬脐莫及 噬臍莫及 shì qí mò jí lit. one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom) / fig. too late for regrets syn 咬紧牙关 咬緊牙關 yǎo jǐn - yá guān (idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly / (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering / to bite the bullet syn 犬伤 犬傷 quǎn shāng dog bite / injury sustained in a dog attack 蚊子包 wén zi bāo mosquito bite 蚂蚁包 螞蟻包 mǎ yǐ bāo ant bite (swollen, itchy bump) / anthill / ant mound / (metonym) ant nest 昆虫 昆蟲 kūn chóng insect / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],堆[dui1] syn 虫子 蟲子 chóng zi insect / bug / worm / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] syn 病虫害 病蟲害 bìng chóng hài plant diseases and insect pests 害虫 害蟲 hài chóng injurious insect / pest 吸食 xī shí (of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc) / (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug) / to drink through a straw syn 合拢 合攏 hé lǒng to close (flower, eyes, suitcase etc) / to bring together / (insect or bird when not flying) to fold (its wings) syn 蟋蟀 xī shuài cricket (insect) syn 脱皮 脫皮 tuō pí (of paint etc) to peel off / to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience syn 病虫 病蟲 bìng chóng plant diseases and insect pests 虫害 蟲害 chóng hài insect pest / damage from insects syn 成虫 成蟲 chéng chóng imago (adult, sexually mature insect, the final stage of its development) 蛀虫 蛀蟲 zhù chóng insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc / fig. vermin syn 毒虫 毒蟲 dú chóng poisonous insect (or spider etc) / venomous snake / (slang) junkie 单眼 單眼 dān yǎn ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye) / one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye) 蟊贼 蟊賊 máo zéi insect that damages cereal crop seedlings / (lit. and fig.) vermin / a person harmful to the country and the people syn 须 鬚 xū beard / mustache / feeler (of an insect etc) / tassel syn 口器 kǒu qì mouthparts (of animal or insect) syn 益虫 益蟲 yì chóng beneficial insect 蛐蛐儿 蛐蛐兒 qū qu r (dialect) cricket (insect) syn 螟虫 螟蟲 míng chóng boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest syn 益鸟 益鳥 yì niǎo beneficial bird (esp. one that preys on insect pests or mice) 虫 蟲 chóng lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic syn 翅 chì (bound form) wing (of a bird or insect) syn 蛊 蠱 gǔ arch. legendary venomous insect / to poison / to bewitch / to drive to insanity / to harm by witchcraft / intestinal parasite 蠡 lǐ wood-boring insect syn 蝮 fù insect / poisonous snake (archaic) 蠹 dù insect that eats into books, clothing etc / moth-eaten / worm-eaten syn 螟 míng boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest syn 虿 蠆 chài (scorpion) / an insect 蟿 qì (insect) / Tryxalis masuta 蟜 jiǎo (insect) 夏虫不可以语冰 夏蟲不可以語冰 xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom) 捕虫叶 捕蟲葉 bǔ chóng yè insect-catching leaf 促织 促織 cù zhī cricket (insect) syn 前翅 qián chì front wing (of insect) 同翅目 tóng chì mù Homoptera (insect suborder including cicadas, aphids, plant-hoppers, shield bugs etc) 后翅 後翅 hòu chì back wing (of insect) 打虫 打蟲 dǎ chóng to swat an insect / to get rid of intestinal parasite with drugs 疑冰 yí bīng ignorant / doubt stemming from ignorance / (a summer insect has no word for ice, Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) 病虫危害 病蟲危害 bìng chóng wēi hài insect or disease damage to crop 直翅目 zhí chì mù Orthoptera (insect order including grasshoppers, crickets and locusts) 稚虫 稚蟲 zhì chóng naiad / larva / developmental stage of insect 膜翅目 mó chì mù Hymenoptera (insect order including ants and bees) 蚊虫叮咬 蚊蟲叮咬 wén chóng dīng yǎo insect bites 蛰虫 蟄蟲 zhé chóng dormant insect 蝈螽 蟈螽 guō zhōng insect of the Gampsocleis genus (grasshoppers and crickets) / Gampsocleis sinensis 蝉科 蟬科 chán kē Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada 虫灾 蟲災 chóng zāi insect damage / destruction of crops by pest insects syn 钻心虫 鑽心蟲 zuān xīn chóng boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest syn 双翅目 雙翅目 shuāng chì mù Diptera (insect order including flies) 鞘翅目 qiào chì mù Coleoptera (insect order including beetles) 鳞翅 鱗翅 lín chì scaly wing / Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類|蝶类 and moths 蛾類|蛾类) 鳞翅目 鱗翅目 lín chì mù Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類|蝶类 and moths 蛾類|蛾类) 马氏管 馬氏管 mǎ shì guǎn Malpighian tubule system (in the insect digestive tract etc) 昆虫不育术 sterile insect technique 