日本大黄蜂

日本大黃蜂

Rìběn dàhuángfēng

noun

Measure Word

一只日本大黄蜂 zhī

Meanings

1 Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica)

Characters

root; origin (together 日本 = Japan)

Examples

HSK 7-9

日本大黄蜂是世界上最大的胡蜂之一。

Rìběn dàhuángfēng shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de hú fēng zhīyī.

The Japanese giant hornet is one of the largest hornets in the world.

HSK 7-9

被日本大黄蜂蛰伤有生命危险。

Bèi Rìběn dàhuángfēng zhē shāng yǒu shēngmìng wēixiǎn.

A sting from a Japanese giant hornet can be life-threatening.

Tips

usage

A Japanese subspecies of the Asian giant hornet (亚洲大黄蜂). Famous for raiding honeybee hives; Japanese honeybees defend themselves by 'cooking' intruders in a vibrating bee-ball, a behavior widely covered in nature documentaries.

Stroke Order

日 rì

本 běn

大 dà

黄 huáng

蜂 fēng