千脚虫

千腳蟲

qiānjiǎochóng

noun

Measure Word

一只千脚虫 zhī

Meanings

1 millipede
2 literally 'thousand-legged bug'

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

下过雨后，小路上常能看到千脚虫。

Xià guò yǔ hòu, xiǎolù shàng cháng néng kàndào qiānjiǎochóng.

After rain, you often see millipedes on the path.

HSK 5

花盆底下躲着一只千脚虫。

Huāpén dǐxià duǒ zhe yī zhī qiānjiǎochóng.

A millipede was hiding under the flower pot.

Tips

mistakes

In everyday speech 千脚虫 often refers to millipedes (class Diplopoda), but some speakers use it loosely for any many-legged bug, including centipedes. The precise scientific names are 马陆 (millipede) and 蜈蚣 (centipede).

Stroke Order

千 qiān

脚 jiǎo

虫 chóng