蚂蚱 (mà zhà) — grasshopper, locust (colloquial, especially in northern China)

Definition

Examples

• 我在草里看到一只蚂蚱。
  Wǒ zài cǎo lǐ kàn dào yì zhī mà zhà.
  I saw a grasshopper in the grass.
• 小孩子喜欢抓蚂蚱玩。
  Xiǎo hái zi xǐ huan zhuā mà zhà wán.
  Kids like to catch grasshoppers and play with them.
• 油炸蚂蚱吃起来很香。
  Yóu zhá mà zhà chī qǐ lái hěn xiāng.
  Fried grasshoppers taste very good.