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寄生虫

jì shēng chóng

3-character word Traditional 寄生蟲

What 寄生虫 means

1. parasite (biology)
2. (fig.) freeloader

The characters in 寄生虫

• 寄jìto entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to…
• 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)
• 虫chónglower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures…

Example sentences

• 汤姆是个寄生虫。
  Tom is a parasite.