蜜蜂科

mìfēngkē

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

蜜蜂科包括蜜蜂、熊蜂和木蜂。

Mìfēngkē bāokuò mìfēng, xióngfēng hé mùfēng.

The Apidae family includes honeybees, bumblebees, and carpenter bees.

HSK 7-9

蜜蜂科是重要的传粉昆虫。

Mìfēngkē shì zhòngyào de chuánfěn kūnchóng.

Apidae are important pollinating insects.

usage

In Chinese biological nomenclature, 科 = family (the taxonomic rank), 属 = genus, 目 = order, 纲 = class. So 蜜蜂科 is roughly the family Apidae.

蜜 mì

蜂 fēng

科 kē