千脚虫

千腳蟲

qiānjiǎochóng

noun

Measure Word

一只千脚虫 zhī

Meanings

1 millipede (colloquial)
2 literally 'thousand-legged bug'

Characters

Examples

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.

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.

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