蛹 (yǒng) — pupa

Definição

Exemplos

• 蝴蝶的蛹在变成成虫之前会经历一段时期。
  Hú dié de yǒng zài biàn chéng chéng chóng zhī qián huì jīng lì yí duàn shí qī.
  The pupa of a butterfly goes through a period before becoming an adult.
• 科学家正在研究这种昆虫的蛹。
  Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū zhè zhǒng kūn chóng de yǒng.
  Scientists are studying the pupa of this insect.
• 蚕的蛹可以用来提取丝。
  Cán de yǒng kě yǐ yòng lái tí qǔ sī.
  The pupa of silkworms can be used to extract silk.