工蜂 (gōng fēng) — worker bee
Definition
A worker bee — the sterile female bee that does all the foraging, nursing, and hive work, as opposed to the 蜂后 (queen) or 雄蜂 (drone).
noun
worker bee
Measure word · 只
Examples
- 工蜂。gōng fēng Fù zé cǎi mì hé zhào gù yòu fēng.Worker bees are responsible for collecting nectar and caring for young bees.
- 工蜂。Yì qún gōng fēng zhèng zài fēng cháo lǐ máng lù.A group of worker bees are busy in the hive.
- 工蜂。gōng fēng De shù liàng jué dìng fēng qún de jiàn kāng.The number of worker bees determines the health of the colony.
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