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寄生
jìshēng
1. to live in or on another organism as a parasite
2. to live by taking advantage of others
3. parasitism
4. parasitic
Common • Top 23%

Character Breakdown

寄
jì
to mail, to send, to transit; to deposit, to entrust; to rely on
HSK 4 11 丶
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1 5 丶

Compound Words (5)

寄生物
jìshēngwù
parasite
寄生者
jìshēngzhě
parasite (human)
寄生虫
jìshēngchóng
parasite
槲寄生
hújìshēng
mistletoe
寄生生活
jìshēngshēnghuó
parasitism

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
19,630 of 84,292