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毛虫

毛蟲
máochóng
noun #25,470

Measure Word

一条毛虫 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 caterpillar
  2. 2 hairy larva

Examples

HSK 4
叶子上爬着一条绿色的毛虫。
Yèzi shàng pá zhe yī tiáo lǜsè de máochóng.
A green caterpillar is crawling on the leaf.
HSK 7-9
毛虫经过变态发育会变成蝴蝶或蛾。
Máochóng jīngguò biàntài fāyù huì biànchéng húdié huò é.
Caterpillars undergo metamorphosis to become butterflies or moths.
HSK 7-9
她一看到毛虫就浑身起鸡皮疙瘩。
Tā yī kàndào máochóng jiù húnshēn qǐ jīpí gēda.
She gets goosebumps all over whenever she sees a caterpillar.

Tips

memory
毛 (hair/fur) + 虫 (bug) = the hairy little bug. The name captures the fuzzy appearance of many caterpillars.

Stroke Order

毛 máo
虫 chóng