寄生虫

Traditional: 寄生蟲

jì shēng chóng

Dictionary entry

parasite (biology)

What does 寄生虫 mean?

寄生虫 (jì shēng chóng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1parasite (biology)

2(fig.) freeloader

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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 虫chóngvariant of 蟲|虫[chong2]

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寄生虫

jì shēng chóng

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