臭虫 (chòu chóng) — bedbug | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bedbug

Measure word · 只

臭虫。
Zuó wǎn wǒ bèi chòu chóng yǎo le hǎo jǐ gè bāo.
Last night I was bitten by bedbugs and got several welts.
臭虫，。
Zhè jiā lǚ guǎn yǒu chòu chóng, kuài huàn fáng jiān ba.
This hotel has bedbugs; let's change rooms quickly.
臭虫。
Xiāo miè chòu chóng xū yào zhuān yè de shā chóng jì.
Eliminating bedbugs requires professional insecticides.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

臭 describes the smell and 虫 the insect, giving the name for a bedbug.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

犬自臭

臭 combines 自 (nose) and 犬 (dog), referring to a dog's strong sense of smell; it originally meant 'to smell'.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 蟲; 虫 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 蟲 is the one the reference discusses; 虫 is also a traditional character on its own.

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