寄生

jì shēng

Dictionary entry

to live in or on another organism as a parasite

What does 寄生 mean?

寄生 (jì shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to live in or on another organism as a parasite

2to live by taking advantage of others

3parasitism

4parasitic

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寄jìto entrust; to place in sb's care · (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur

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寄生

jì shēng

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