蜉蝣 (fú yóu) — mayfly

Definition

Examples

• 蜉蝣的生命非常短暂，只有一天左右。
  fú yóu De shēng mìng fēi cháng duǎn zàn, zhǐ yǒu yì tiān zuǒ yòu.
  The mayfly's life is very short, only about a day.
• 这种蜉蝣的翅膀很薄，看起来像透明的。
  Zhè zhǒng fú yóu de chì bǎng hěn báo, kàn qǐ lái xiàng tòu míng de.
  This kind of mayfly has very thin wings that look transparent.
• 夏天晚上，河边有很多蜉蝣在飞舞。
  Xià tiān wǎn shàng, hé biān yǒu hěn duō fú yóu zài fēi wǔ.
  On summer evenings, many mayflies are dancing by the river.

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