Definition & Meaning

1.parasite; animal that lives on or in an animal of another species or a plant

2.person who lives at the expense of others without making any useful contribution in return

Word usage

jì shēng chóng

寄 生 虫

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1
n.parasite; animal that lives on or in an animal of another species or a plant
- jì shēng chóng bìng
  寄生虫病
  parasitic disease
- niú shēn shang de jì shēng chóng
  牛身上的寄生虫
  a parasite on cattle
- zhè xiē jì shēng chóng jūn wèi duì rén lèi jiàn kāng gòu chéng wēi xié
  这些寄生虫均未对人类健康构成威胁。
  None of these parasites presents a threat to human health.
2
n.derogmetaperson who lives at the expense of others without making any useful contribution in return
- jiā rén kāi shǐ dāng tā shì gè jì shēng chóng
  家人开始当他是个寄生虫。
  The family began to see him as a leech.
- shè huì de jì shēng chóng
  社会的寄生虫
  parasite on the community

Word usage

common measure word
"寄生虫" is often matched with measure word "只"or"条"or"种".
- 一只寄生虫
  one parasite
- 一条寄生虫
  one parasite
- 一种寄生虫
  one kind of parasite

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