飞虫 (fēi chóng) — winged insect | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

winged insect

Measure word · 只

Examples

飞虫。
Xià tiān wǎn shàng yǒu hěn duō fēi chóng zài dēng xià fēi.
There are many winged insects flying under the lights on summer nights.
飞虫。
Zhè zhǒng fēi chóng de chì bǎng fēi cháng báo.
The wings of this kind of winged insect are very thin.
飞虫。
Yì zhī fēi chóng fēi jìn le wǒ de fáng jiān.
A winged insect flew into my room.

Origin

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.

虫chónginsect

飞 means 'fly' and 虫 means 'insect', so it names an insect that flies.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 飛; 飞 is its simplified writing.

For 飞, the traditional form 飛 pictures a bird flying upwards.

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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