变形虫

變形蟲

biànxíngchóng

noun #35,851

Measure Word

一只变形虫 zhī

Meanings

1 amoeba
2 (figuratively) someone or something highly adaptable or shape-shifting

Characters

insect, creature

Examples

变形虫是一种单细胞生物。

Biànxíngchóng shì yī zhǒng dān xìbāo shēngwù.

Amoebas are single-celled organisms.

他像变形虫一样，到哪里都能适应。

Tā xiàng biànxíngchóng yīyàng, dào nǎlǐ dōu néng shìyìng.

He's like an amoeba — he can adapt anywhere.

Tips

memory

Literally 'shape-changing creature' — 变形 (biànxíng, transform) + 虫 (chóng, bug/creature). Same 变形 appears in 变形金刚 (Biànxíng Jīngāng, Transformers).

Stroke Order

变 biàn

形 xíng

虫 chóng