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蚁
蟻
yǐ
1.
ant
Common • Top 12%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (15)
兵蚁
bīngyǐ
soldier ant
白蚁
báiyǐ
termite
蚂蚁
mǎyǐ
ant
蝼蚁
lóuyǐ
lit. mole cricket and ants
蚁丘
yǐqiū
anthill
蚁族
yǐzú
"ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career
蚁酸
yǐsuān
formic acid
蚁䴕
yǐliè
(Chinese bird species) Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
蚕蚁
cányǐ
newly hatched silkworm
红火蚁
hónghuǒyǐ
fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China
食蚁兽
shíyǐshòu
ant-eater (several different species)
如蚁附膻
rúyǐfùshān
like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful
蚁斗蜗争
yǐdòuwōzhēng
lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
热锅上的蚂蚁
règuōshangdemǎyǐ
(like) a cat on a hot tin roof
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴
qiānlǐzhīdī,kuìyúyǐxué
An ant hole causing the collapse of a great dike.
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,516
- Word Frequency Rank
- 10,284 of 84,292