排蜂

páifēng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 giant honey bee (Apis dorsata)
  2. 2 an Asian honey bee that hangs single-comb nests from cliffs and tall branches

Examples

HSK 7-9
Páifēng zài gāodà de shùshàng zhù qǐ yì páipái fēngcháo.
Giant honey bees build rows of combs high up in tall trees.
HSK 7-9
Yúnnán de shǎoshù mínzú chuántǒng shàng huì cǎijí páifēng de fēngmì.
Ethnic minorities in Yunnan traditionally harvest honey from giant honey bees.

Tips

memory
means 'row' - the name comes from the exposed single combs hung side by side along a cliff face or branch, looking like a row of shields. Much larger and more defensive than the domesticated 中华蜜蜂; harvesters climb at night with smoke torches.

Stroke Order

pái
fēng