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昆虫

kūn chóng

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 昆蟲 Measure word 只、群、堆

What 昆虫 means

1. insect

The characters in 昆虫

• 昆kūnused in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 昆仑; (also used for transliteration)
• 虫chónglower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures…

Example sentences

• 谁喜欢昆虫？
  Who likes insects?
• 蜣螂是昆虫。
  Dung beetles are insects.
• 虼螂是昆虫。
  Dung beetles are insects.
• 你吃过昆虫吗？
  Nǐ chī guo kūnchóng ma?
  Have you ever eaten insects?
• 金龟子是昆虫。
  Jīnguīzǐ shì kūnchóng.
  Scarabs are insects.
• 他对收集昆虫很有兴趣。
  Tā duì shōují kūnchóng hěn yǒuxìngqù.
  He has an interest in collecting insects.

Words starting with 昆虫

• 昆虫学kūn chóng xuéentomology