灭虫公司

滅蟲公司

mièchónggōngsī

noun

Measure Word

一家灭虫公司 jiā

Meanings

1 pest control company
2 exterminator

Characters

Examples

家里有白蚁，我们请了灭虫公司。

Jiā lǐ yǒu báiyǐ, wǒmen qǐng le mièchónggōngsī.

We had termites at home, so we hired a pest-control company.

餐厅定期雇灭虫公司上门处理。

Cāntīng dìngqī gù mièchónggōngsī shàngmén chǔlǐ.

The restaurant regularly hires a pest-control company for on-site treatment.

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usage

灭虫 (to exterminate insects) + 公司 (company). In mainland China, the more formal industry term is 有害生物防制 / 虫害防治公司 (pest management company), but 灭虫公司 is the everyday colloquial name.

Stroke Order

灭 miè

虫 chóng

公 gōng

司 sī