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How do you say "fly" in Chinese?
苍蝇
cāng ying
In Chinese, "fly" is 苍蝇.
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Pronunciation
Cāng (high flat tone) ying (light tone). Hold 'tsong' high and steady, then quick unstressed 'ying'.
Writing and usage
Two characters. 苍 (cāng) has 7 strokes with the grass radical 艹. 蝇 (ying) has 11 strokes with the insect radical 虫.
Example sentence
一只苍蝇在食物上。
A fly is on the food.
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How to remember 苍蝇
Cāng ying together sound like the buzzing sound a fly makes when it lands on grass.
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- bucket 桶 tǒng
- dolphin 海豚 hǎi tún
- jellyfish 水母 shuǐ mǔ
- orca 虎鲸 hǔ jīng
- pelican 鹈鹕 tí hú
- rope 绳子 shéng zi
- umbrella 雨伞 yǔ sǎn
- walrus 海象 hǎi xiàng
- whale 鲸 jīng
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Questions about 苍蝇
How do you say "fly" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "fly" is 苍蝇. It is a noun.
How is 苍蝇 written in Chinese?
Two characters. 苍 (cāng) has 7 strokes with the grass radical 艹. 蝇 (ying) has 11 strokes with the insect radical 虫.
How is 苍蝇 used in a sentence?
Use 苍蝇 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 一只苍蝇在食物上。 (A fly is on the food.).
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