蝗虫

蝗蟲
huángchóng
noun #22,517

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 locust
  2. 2 grasshopper (in swarm context)

Examples

Huángchóng chéngqún qīnxí, zhuāngjia sǔnshī cǎnzhòng.
Swarms of locusts attacked and caused devastating crop losses.
Fēizhōu dōngbù jìnnián lái zāoyù le yánzhòng de huángchóng zāihài.
East Africa has suffered severe locust disasters in recent years.

Tips

culture
Locust plagues ( huángzāi) have been one of the most feared natural disasters in Chinese history alongside floods and droughts, recorded in historical texts for thousands of years.

Stroke Order

huáng
chóng