前翅

qiánchì

noun

Meanings

1 forewing (of an insect)
2 front wing

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Examples

甲虫的前翅变成了硬壳。

Jiǎchóng de qiánchì biànchéng le yìngké.

The beetle's forewings have become hard shells.

蝴蝶的前翅比后翅大。

Húdié de qiánchì bǐ hòuchì dà.

A butterfly's forewings are larger than its hindwings.

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usage

Entomology term, contrasts with 后翅 hòuchì (hindwing). In beetles (甲虫), the 前翅 are modified into the hard elytra; in Diptera (flies), the 后翅 are reduced to halteres.

Stroke Order

前 qián

翅 chì