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

博物馆里发现了不少标本虫。

Bówùguǎn lǐ fāxiàn le bù shǎo biāoběnchóng.

Quite a few spider beetles were found in the museum.

标本虫会蛀坏昆虫标本。

Biāoběnchóng huì zhù huài kūnchóng biāoběn.

Spider beetles can damage insect specimens.

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 #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

猿叶虫 yuányèchóng

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

标 biāo HSK 7 #4,910

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

标签 biāoqiān HSK 7 #5,315

label / tag / sticker

样本 yàngběn HSK 7 #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)

笔记本 bǐjìběn HSK 2 #4,770

notebook / laptop (computer)