虫子 蟲子 chóng zi insect / bug / worm / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] syn 昆虫 昆蟲 kūn chóng insect / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],堆[dui1] syn 引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous syn 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 显眼 顯眼 xiǎn yǎn conspicuous / eye-catching / glamorous syn 叶子 葉子 yè zi leaf (CL:片[pian4]) / (slang) marijuana syn 害虫 害蟲 hài chóng injurious insect / pest 蟋蟀 xī shuài cricket (insect) syn 脱胎换骨 脫胎換骨 tuō tāi huàn gǔ to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom) / born again Daoist / to turn over a new leaf / fig. to change wholly / to create from other material (story, artwork etc) syn 抢眼 搶眼 qiǎng yǎn eye-catching syn 改邪归正 改邪歸正 gǎi xié guī zhèng to mend one's ways (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf syn 牢笼 牢籠 láo lóng cage / trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals) / fig. bonds (of wrong ideas) / shackles (of past misconceptions) / to trap / to shackle syn 绿叶 綠葉 lǜ yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role 枫叶 楓葉 fēng yè maple leaf syn 烟叶 煙葉 yān yè leaf tobacco 秋叶 秋葉 qiū yè autumn leaf 毒虫 毒蟲 dú chóng poisonous insect (or spider etc) / venomous snake / (slang) junkie 蛀虫 蛀蟲 zhù chóng insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc / fig. vermin syn 飞虫 飛蟲 fēi chóng flying insect / winged insect 枝叶 枝葉 zhī yè branch and leaf syn 虫害 蟲害 chóng hài insect pest / damage from insects syn 金箔 jīn bó gold leaf 贴金 貼金 tiē jīn to cover (a statue) with gold leaf / to gild / (fig.) to prettify / to glorify 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 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 遮羞布 zhē xiū bù loincloth / (fig.) fig leaf / CL:塊|块[kuai4] syn 望尘莫及 望塵莫及 wàng chén mò jí lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) / to be far inferior syn 芥菜 jiè cài leaf mustard (Brassica juncea) / also pr. [gai4cai4] syn 叶片 葉片 yè piàn blade (of propellor) / vane / leaf syn 痛改前非 tòng gǎi qián fēi completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom) / to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character syn 网罗 網羅 wǎng luó net for fishing or bird catching / (fig.) fetters / to snare (a valuable new team member etc) / to bring together under the one umbrella syn 枯叶 枯葉 kū yè dead leaf / withered leaf 成虫 成蟲 chéng chóng imago (adult, sexually mature insect, the final stage of its development) 扑面 撲面 pū miàn lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils syn 单眼 單眼 dān yǎn ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye) / one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye) 板油 bǎn yóu leaf fat / leaf lard syn 蒲扇 pú shàn palm-leaf fan / cattail-leaf fan 病虫害 病蟲害 bìng chóng hài plant diseases and insect pests 拉风 拉風 lā fēng trendy / eye-catching / flashy 捕快 bǔ kuài bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in imperial China) 四叶草 四葉草 sì yè cǎo four-leaf clover 病虫 病蟲 bìng chóng plant diseases and insect pests 触目 觸目 chù mù to meet the eye / eye-catching / conspicuous syn 叮咬 dīng yǎo sting / bite (of insect) 月桂 yuè guì laurel (Laurus nobilis) / bay tree / bay leaf 互生 hù shēng alternate leaf arrangement (botany) 洗心革面 xǐ xīn gé miàn lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom) / to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways / to turn over a new leaf syn 叶脉 葉脈 yè mài venation (pattern of veins on a leaf) 子叶 子葉 zǐ yè cotyledon (first embryonic leaf) 芭蕉扇 bā jiāo shàn palm-leaf fan syn 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 页 頁 yè page / leaf syn 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 叶 葉 yè leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats syn 须 鬚 xū beard / mustache / feeler (of an insect etc) / tassel syn 柄 bǐng handle or shaft (of an axe etc) / (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem / sth that affords an advantage to an opponent / classifier for knives or blades syn 改过自新 改過自新 gǎi guò zì xīn to reform and start afresh (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf syn 引人注意 yǐn rén zhù yì to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous 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 扉 fēi door with only one leaf syn 蠹 dù insect that eats into books, clothing etc / moth-eaten / worm-eaten syn 叶落归根 葉落歸根 yè luò guī gēn a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / everything has its ancestral home / In old age, an expatriate longs to return home. syn 益虫 益蟲 yì chóng beneficial insect 复叶 複葉 fù yè compound leaf (botany) 口器 kǒu qì mouthparts (of animal or insect) syn 龟背竹 龜背竹 guī bèi zhú split-leaf philodendron / Monstera deliciosa 蛐蛐儿 蛐蛐兒 qū qu r (dialect) cricket (insect) syn 番泻叶 番瀉葉 fān xiè yè senna leaf (Folium sennae) 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) 缨 纓 yīng tassel / sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc) / ribbon syn 蠡 lǐ wood-boring insect syn 蝮 fù insect / poisonous snake (archaic) 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 虫灾 蟲災 chóng zāi insect damage / destruction of crops by pest insects syn 悔过自新 悔過自新 huǐ guò zì xīn to repent and start afresh (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf syn 一叶障目 一葉障目 yī yè zhàng mù lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) / fig. not seeing the wider picture / can't see the wood for the trees syn 扑面而来 撲面而來 pū miàn ér lái lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils 打虫 打蟲 dǎ chóng to swat an insect / to get rid of intestinal parasite with drugs 直翅目 zhí chì mù Orthoptera (insect order including grasshoppers, crickets and locusts) 鞘翅目 qiào chì mù Coleoptera (insect order including beetles) 蟿 qì (insect) / Tryxalis masuta 罝 jū net for catching rabbits 罥 juàn bird catching net / to bind / to hang 流星赶月 流星趕月 liú xīng gǎn yuè lit. a meteor catching up with the moon / swift action (idiom) 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) 落叶归根 落葉歸根 luò yè guī gēn lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / fig. all things go back to their source eventually / in old age, an expatriate returns home syn 革面洗心 gé miàn xǐ xīn lit. to renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom) / to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways / to turn over a new leaf 一叶知秋 一葉知秋 yī yè zhī qiū lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom) / fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend / a straw in the wind 虫豸 蟲豸 chóng zhì insect or insect-like small creature (literary) / base person (used as a curse word) 对生 對生 duì shēng (botany) opposite leaf arrangement / paired leaf arrangement 月桂树叶 月桂樹葉 yuè guì shù yè laurel leaf / bay leaf 月桂叶 月桂葉 yuè guì yè bay leaf / laurel leaf 叶脉序 葉脈序 yè mài xù leaf venation (botany) / the pattern of veins on a leaf, characteristic of each species 香叶 香葉 xiāng yè bay leaf / laurel leaf 艾叶油 艾葉油 ài yè yóu mugwort leaf oil (TCM) / also called wormwood leaf oil / Oleum folii Artemisiae argyi 