跟屁虫 meaning in English

gēnpìchóng

lit. bum beetle; sb who tags along

Traditional 跟屁蟲26 strokes

Meaning of 跟屁虫

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gēnpìchóng
  1. lit. bum beetle
  2. sb who tags along
  3. shadow
  4. sycophant

跟屁虫 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā无wú非fēi是shì别bié人rén的de跟gēn屁pì虫chóng。
He is only someone's stooge.

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跟 gēn · heel · 13 strokes

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屁 pì · to break wind · 7 strokes

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虫 chóng · insect · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 跟屁虫.

虫子chóngziinsect; bug
跟随gēnsuíto follow
高跟鞋gāogēnxiéhigh-heeled shoes
跟前gēnqiánthe front (of); (in) front
跟踪gēnzōngto follow sb's tracks; to tail
跟上gēnshangto catch up with; to keep pace with
昆虫kūnchónginsect
跟不上gēn bu shàngnot able to keep up with
害虫hàichónginjurious insect; pest
屁股pìgubuttocks; bottom
跟着gēnzheto follow after; immediately afterwards
狗屁gǒupìbullshit; nonsense

Questions about 跟屁虫

What does 跟屁虫 mean?

跟屁虫 (gēnpìchóng) means "lit. bum beetle; sb who tags along".

How do you write 跟屁虫?

跟屁虫 is made of 3 characters: 跟 (13 strokes), 屁 (7 strokes), 虫 (6 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.

How is 跟屁虫 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 跟屁虫 is written 跟屁蟲.