吸虫

吸蟲
xīchóng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 fluke
  2. 2 trematode

Examples

HSK 6
Yǒuxiē xīchóng jìshēng zài rén de gānzàng lǐ.
Some flukes live as parasites in the human liver.
HSK 6
Xuèxīchóng yě shì yì zhǒng xīchóng, rén xiàshuǐ shí kěnéng bèi tā gǎnrǎn.
The blood fluke is also a kind of fluke, and people can be infected by it when they go into the water.

Tips

memory
吸 'to suck' + 虫 'worm': flukes hold on with suckers. With roundworms, 线虫, and tapeworms, 绦虫, they are one of the main groups of parasitic worms. The best known is the blood fluke, 血吸虫, which causes schistosomiasis.

Stroke Order

吸 xī
虫 chóng