寄生虫 (jì shēng chóng) — parasite (organism); (figurative) parasite (person who lives off others)
Definition
A noun covering both meanings: a literal parasite (organism living on/in a host) and a figurative "parasite" for a person who lives off others. Context — biology vs social criticism — makes the meaning clear.
noun
parasite (organism)(figurative) parasite (person who lives off others)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 寄生虫。Zhè zhǒng jì shēng chóng shēng huó zài dòng wù de cháng dào lǐ.This kind of parasite lives in the intestines of animals.
- ，寄生虫。Tā zhěng tiān bù gōng zuò, xiàng gè jì shēng chóng yí yàng kào fù mǔ yǎng huó.He doesn't work all day, living off his parents like a parasite.
- 寄生虫，。Yī shēng shuō tā tǐ nèi yǒu jì shēng chóng, xū yào chī yào zhì liáo.The doctor said there are parasites in his body and he needs medication.
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