叮咬

dīngyǎo

verb

Meanings

HSK 7-9

夏天在野外要防止蚊虫叮咬。

Xiàtiān zài yěwài yào fángzhǐ wénchóng dīngyǎo.

In summer you need to protect yourself from insect bites outdoors.

HSK 7-9

疟疾是通过蚊子叮咬传播的。

Nüèji shì tōngguò wénzi dīngyǎo chuánbō de.

Malaria is spread by mosquito bites.

usage

叮咬 is the written, medical word. In speech you say 蚊子叮了我一口 "a mosquito bit me". 叮 is biting with a sting or a proboscis, 咬 biting with teeth.

叮 dīng

咬 yǎo