Translation

• lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
• CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]
• (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

Synonyms

• 昆虫, 虫子

Examples

• 昆虫破蛹而出变成成虫。
  The insect grew out of a pupa into an imago.
• 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
  The early bird catches the worm.
• 昆虫有一层坚硬的表皮。
  Insects have a hard skin.
• 母鸟叼来虫子餵幼鸟。
  The mother bird brought worms for her young ones.
• 他对收集昆虫很有兴趣。
  He has an interest in collecting insects.
• 熊为了找肥虫，把所有石子都翻过了。
  The bear left no stone unturned in his search for fat bugs under the rocks.