昆虫 kūnchóng insect
怎么记住“昆虫”: 昆 elder brother + 虫 insect = insect.
汉字
用法
- The scientific/general word for "insect" - 昆虫有六条腿 (kūnchóng yǒu liù tiáo tuǐ) insects have six legs.
- More technical than everyday 虫子 (chóngzi, bug/critter): 昆虫 is the biology-class term. Measure word 只.
例句
- 这种昆虫在英语中叫什么？ Zhèzhǒng kūnchóng zài yīngyǔ zhōng jiào shénme?What do you call this insect in English?