梨茎蜂

梨莖蜂
líjīngfēng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 pear shoot sawfly (Janus piri)
  2. 2 wood-boring sawfly whose larvae tunnel into pear twigs

Examples

HSK 7-9
Líjīngfēng shì líyuán chángjiàn de hàichóng.
The pear shoot sawfly is a common pest in pear orchards.
HSK 7-9
Líjīngfēng yòuchóng zuānjìn nèn zhī, shǐ zhītiáo kūwěi.
Pear shoot sawfly larvae bore into young shoots, causing the twigs to wither.

Tips

memory
梨 (pear) + 茎 (stem) + 蜂 (bee-like insect): a sawfly that attacks pear stems. The name tells you both host and damage site.

Stroke Order

梨 lí
茎 jīng
蜂 fēng