蚊子

wén zi

HSK 7–9

Meaning

一种小型昆虫，雌蚊吸食人畜血液，传播疾病。

A small insect, the female of which feeds on blood of humans and animals, spreading diseases.

通常作为名词使用，指代蚊子这种昆虫，也可用于比喻。

Usually used as a noun referring to the mosquito insect, also used metaphorically.

1 夏天晚上蚊子特别多，记得挂蚊帐。 (In summer nights, there are many mosquitoes; remember to use a mosquito net.)
2 他被蚊子叮了好几个包，痒得睡不着。 (He got several mosquito bites and couldn't sleep from the itching.)
3 这间屋子蚊子太多了，快点上蚊香。 (This room has too many mosquitoes; light some mosquito coils quickly.)
4 蚊子虽小，却传播多种疾病，如登革热和疟疾。 (Mosquitoes are small but transmit many diseases, such as dengue fever and malaria.)
5 她说话声音像蚊子一样小，几乎听不见。 (Her voice is as small as a mosquito's, almost inaudible.)

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