标本虫 (biāoběnchóng): spider beetle (Ptinidae)

Measure Word

一只标本虫 zhī

Meanings

1 spider beetle (Ptinidae)
2 specimen beetle

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

博物馆里发现了不少标本虫。

Bówùguǎn lǐ fāxiàn le bùshǎo biāoběnchóng.

Quite a few spider beetles were found in the museum.

HSK 7-9

标本虫会蛀坏昆虫标本。

Biāoběnchóng huì zhù huài kūnchóng biāoběn.

Spider beetles can damage insect specimens.

HSK 7-9

防止标本虫的最好办法是保持干燥。

Fángzhǐ biāoběnchóng de zuìhǎo bànfǎ shì bǎochí gānzào.

The best way to prevent spider beetles is to keep things dry.

Tips

memory

Named for what they eat: 标本 (biāoběn, 'specimen') + 虫 (chóng, 'bug') - bugs that infest preserved specimens, dried herbs, and stored grain.

Stroke Order

标 biāo

本 běn

虫 chóng

Related Words

标本 biāoběn HSK 7-9 #12,790

specimen / sample / example

活标本 huóbiāoběn

(fig.) a living example; a textbook case in the flesh / a real-life specimen illustrating some issue

硬壳虫 yìngkéchóng

hard-shelled beetle / beetle; Coleoptera

猿叶虫 yuányèchóng

leaf beetle of the genus Phaedon / a small shiny leaf beetle pest of crucifer vegetables

标 biāo HSK 7-9 #4,910

mark; sign; label / standard; criterion / to mark; to indicate

标签 biāoqiān HSK 7-9 #5,315

label / tag / sticker

样本 yàngběn HSK 7-9 #3,177

sample / specimen

标志 biāozhì HSK 4 #3,128

sign; symbol; logo; mark / to symbolize; to indicate

标记 biāojì #3,022

to mark / to tag / to label / marker / mark

标准 biāozhǔn HSK 3 #2,239

standard; norm; criterion / standard; up to par (adjective)