桃红颈天牛

桃紅頸天牛
táohóngjǐngtiānniú
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 red-necked longhorn beetle (Aromia bungii), a major pest of peach and cherry trees

Examples

HSK 7-9
Táohóngjǐngtiānniú shì táoshù de zhǔyào hàichóng zhīyī.
The red-necked longhorn beetle is one of the main pests of peach trees.
HSK 7-9
Guǒ nóng měinián dōu yào fángzhì táohóngjǐngtiānniú de yòuchóng.
Orchard farmers have to control red-necked longhorn beetle larvae every year.

Tips

memory
Literally 'peach red-necked sky-cow'. 天牛 (sky-cow) is the general Chinese term for longhorn beetles, and 桃红颈 describes the bright red prothorax of this particular species.

Stroke Order

táo
hóng
jǐng
tiān
niú