Meaning of 苍蝇
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
cāngying
- housefly
Measure word: 隻|只
苍蝇 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
老鹰不会去抓苍蝇。
The eagle does not catch flies.
他把苍蝇拍走了。
He flapped the flies away.
面汤里有个苍蝇。
There's a fly in the noodle broth.
有一只大苍蝇在天花板上。
There's a big fly on the ceiling.
我看到天花板上有一只苍蝇
I saw a fly on the ceiling.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
苍 cāng · dark blue · 7 strokes
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蝇 yíng · fly · 14 strokes
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- 14
Related words
Words that share a character with 苍蝇.
| 苍白 | cāngbái | pale; wan |
| 上苍 | shàngcāng | Heaven; God |
| 苍天 | cāngtiān | firmament |
Questions about 苍蝇
What does 苍蝇 mean?
苍蝇 (cāngying) means "housefly" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 苍蝇?
苍蝇 is made of 2 characters: 苍 (7 strokes), 蝇 (14 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 苍蝇 an HSK word?
Yes. 苍蝇 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 苍蝇 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 苍蝇 is written 蒼蠅.