蝗虫 (huáng chóng) — locust

Definition

Examples

• 这些蝗虫把庄稼都吃光了。
  Zhè xiē huáng chóng bǎ zhuāng jia dōu chī guāng le.
  These locusts ate up all the crops.
• 今年蝗虫泛滥，农民损失很大。
  Jīn nián huáng chóng fàn làn, nóng mín sǔn shī hěn dà.
  This year locusts are rampant, and farmers have suffered great losses.
• 古代中国常有蝗虫灾的记载。
  Gǔ dài zhōng guó cháng yǒu huáng chóng zāi de jì zǎi.
  Ancient China often had records of locust plagues.