蚊虫

蚊蟲
wénchóng
noun #34,504

Meanings

  1. 1 mosquitoes
  2. 2 biting insects (collective)

Examples

HSK 3
Xiàtiān wénchóng tèbié duō.
There are especially many mosquitoes in summer.
HSK 7-9
使用蚊虫驱避剂
Qǐng shǐyòng wénchóng qūbìjì.
Please use mosquito repellent.

Tips

usage
蚊虫 is more formal/written than the spoken 蚊子. It also leans collective/general - 'mosquitoes (in general), biting bugs' - as opposed to 蚊子 which works fine for one mosquito. Common in public-health and product copy: 蚊虫叮咬 (mosquito bites), 蚊虫 (mosquito-proof).

Stroke Order

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