蛔虫

蛔蟲

huíchóng

noun #30,125

Measure Word

一条蛔虫 tiáo

Meanings

1 roundworm
2 ascarid
3 mind reader

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

你简直是我肚子里的蛔虫，全猜对了！

Nǐ jiǎnzhí shì wǒ dùzi lǐ de huíchóng, quán cāi duì le!

You're literally the roundworm in my belly - you guessed everything right!

HSK 7-9

孩子肚子里有蛔虫，需要驱虫。

Háizi dùzi lǐ yǒu huíchóng, xūyào qūchóng.

The child has roundworms in his stomach and needs deworming.

Tips

culture

肚子里的蛔虫 ("roundworm in someone's belly") is a common Chinese idiom meaning someone reads your mind perfectly - colorful, but said affectionately, not as an insult.

Stroke Order

蛔 huí

虫 chóng