工蜂

gōngfēng

noun #30,486

Measure Word

一只工蜂 zhī

Meanings

1 worker bee

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

工蜂负责采蜜和照顾幼虫。

Gōngfēng fùzé cǎi mì hé zhàogù yòuchóng.

Worker bees gather nectar and care for the larvae.

HSK 7-9

蜂群里大多数是工蜂。

Fēngqún lǐ dàduōshù shì gōngfēng.

Most of the bees in a colony are workers.

HSK 7-9

他像工蜂一样勤劳。

Tā xiàng gōngfēng yíyàng qínláo.

He's as hardworking as a worker bee.

Tips

culture

A bee colony has three castes: 蜂王 (queen), 工蜂 (worker - sterile females, the labor force), and 雄蜂 (drone - males whose only role is mating). 工蜂 is sometimes used metaphorically for tireless office workers.

Stroke Order

工 gōng

蜂 fēng