蚂蚁 (螞蟻)
mǎ yǐ
Pinyin

Definition

蚂蚁 (螞蟻)
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mǎ yǐ
  1. ant

Character Decomposition

Related Words (9)

蚂蚁
mǎ yǐ
  1. 1 ant
白蚁
bái yǐ
  1. 1 termite
  2. 2 white ant
蚂蚱
mà zha
  1. 1 (dialect) locust
  2. 2 grasshopper
蚂蜂
mǎ fēng
  1. 1 variant: 马蜂 mǎ fēng
蝼蚁
lóu yǐ
  1. 1 lit. mole cricket and ants
  2. 2 fig. tiny individuals with no power

Idioms (4)

一条绳上的蚂蚱
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
  1. 1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
  3. 3 people who will sink or swim together
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué
  1. 1 an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
  2. 2 huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
如蚁附膻
rú yǐ fù shān
  1. 1 like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful
  2. 2 the crowd runs after trash
蚁斗蜗争
yǐ dòu wō zhēng
  1. 1 lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling

Sample Sentences

宁做蚂蚁腿，不学麻雀嘴。
nìngzuòmǎyǐtuǐ,bùxuémǎquèzuǐ 。
One would rather be an ant's leg than a sparrow's mouth.
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宁做蚂蚁腿，不学麻雀嘴。你早点做完，就可以早点下班。赶快认真做事吧！
nìngzuòmǎyǐtuǐ,bùxuémǎquèzuǐ 。nǐ zǎodiǎn zuò wán ，jiù kěyǐ zǎodiǎn xiàbān 。gǎnkuài rènzhēn zuòshì ba ！
Do more and talk less. If you can finish the work earlier, you can go home earlier. Hurry up and work hard!
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我的同学总是一直抱怨书读不完。宁做蚂蚁腿，不学麻雀嘴。一直说话不读书，当然读不完啦。
wǒ de tóngxué zǒngshì yīzhí bàoyuàn shū dú bù wán 。nìngzuòmǎyǐtuǐ,bùxuémǎquèzuǐ 。yīzhí shuōhuà bù dúshū ，dāngrán dú bù wán la 。
My classmate always complains there is too much to study. Do more and talk less. If you keep talking instead of studying, then of course you can't finish studying.
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蚂蚁金服将作为互联网 绿色技术的开发者参会，并在上海率先试水一项绿色技术——一键回收。
máyǐjīnfú jiāng zuòwéi Hùliánwǎng lǜsè jìshù de kāifāzhě cānhuì ，bìng zài Shànghǎi shuàixiān shìshuǐ yī xiàng lǜsè jìshù ——yījiàn huíshōu 。
The Ant Financial Services Group will participate in the forum as the developer linking both the internet and green technology and will take the lead to introduce a new green recycling initiative in Shanghai - one click recycling.
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妈妈急得像热锅上的蚂蚁。
māma jí de xiàng rè guō shàng de mǎyǐ 。
Mom is so anxious she's like an ant on a hot pan.
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嗯，蚂蚁的蚂，蜜蜂的蜂。上面有好多攻略。有的人很强，用两三千块就能在云南玩十几天。
ng4 ，mǎyǐ de mǎ ，mìfēng de fēng 。shàngmian yǒu hǎo duō gōnglüè 。yǒu de rén hěn qiáng ，yòng liǎngsānqiān kuài jiù néng zài Yúnnán wán shíjǐ tiān 。
Yeah, the 'ma' from 'mayi', the 'feng' from 'mifeng'. There are many guides on there. Some of the people are really impressive. Using just two or three thousand kuai they can travel in Yunnan for over ten days.
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一只蚂蚁
yī zhī mǎyǐ
An ant.
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我只吃过一次蚂蚁。
wǒ zhǐ chī guo yī cì mǎyǐ 。
I've only eaten ants once.
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我不敢吃蚂蚁。
wǒ bù gǎn chī mǎyǐ 。
I won't (dare to) eat ants again.
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这不是蚂蚁搬家嘛，多累人！而且中国已经明令禁止从疫区国家进口禽类食品了。真搞不懂你为什么一定要蹭这碗粥。
zhè bù shì mǎyǐ bānjiā ma ，duō lèi rén ！érqiě Zhōngguó yǐjīng mínglìng jìnzhǐ cóng yìqū guójiā jìnkǒu qínlèi shípǐn le 。zhēn gǎobudǒng nǐ wèishénme yīdìng yào cèng zhè wǎn zhōu 。
Isn't that like an ant moving house? It's so tiring! And China has already clearly forbidden importing poultry products from diseased areas. I just don't understand why you are so bent on getting a piece of this action.
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