绦虫

絛蟲

tāochóng

noun #31,245

Measure Word

一条绦虫 tiáo

Meanings

1 tapeworm

Characters

silk ribbon; braided cord

Examples

吃生肉可能会感染绦虫。

Chī shēng ròu kěnéng huì gǎnrǎn tāochóng.

Eating raw meat can lead to a tapeworm infection.

医生从他体内取出一条绦虫。

Yīshēng cóng tā tǐnèi qǔchū yī tiáo tāochóng.

The doctor extracted a tapeworm from his body.

Tips

memory

绦 (tāo) means a flat braided silk ribbon. So 绦虫 is literally "ribbon-worm" — and that is exactly what a tapeworm looks like: a long, flat, segmented ribbon. The English and Chinese names converge on the same image.

Stroke Order

绦 tāo

虫 chóng