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寄生虫

parasite

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ji4sheng1chong2 • jìshēngchóng

Meaning

Primary

parasite

Alternatives

parasites

Mnemonic

A 寄生虫 parasite is a 虫 insect that is 寄 mailed to your body by something you eat or encounter and lives off of your 生 life.

Usage

社会 的 寄生虫

parasites on society

寄生虫 会 引起 疾病。

Parasites can cause disease.

那 食物 里 有 寄生虫。

That food has parasites in it.