蚊子 wénzi mosquito
How to remember 蚊子: 蚊 mosquito + 子 child = mosquito.
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How it is used
- The everyday word for mosquito - 被蚊子咬了 (bèi wénzi yǎo le) got bitten by a mosquito.
- Measure word 只 (zhī): 一只蚊子.
- 子 is the neutral-tone noun suffix (zi).
Example sentences
- 我恨蚊子。 Wǒ hèn wénzi.I hate mosquitoes.
- 我被蚊子叮了。 Wǒ bèi wénzi dīng le.I was bitten by a mosquito.
- 我被很多的蚊子叮了。 Wǒ bèi hěnduō de wénzi dīng le.I got a lot of mosquito bites.