蚊子 wénzi

wénzi noun mosquito
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Zoology , Concept: Insect 昆虫
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '蚊子'; Guoyu '蚊子'; Wikipedia '蚊')

Contained in

  • 大炮打蚊子 cannon fire to hit a mosquito; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
  • 蚊子馆(蚊子館) (jocularly) public building that has been lying idle (and is thus ideal for housing mosquitos)

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Collocations

  • 苍蝇蚊子 (蒼蠅蚊子) 這個屋里那里還有蒼蠅蚊子 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 36 — count: 3
  • 赶蚊子 (趕蚊子) 你看著人家赶蚊子分上 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 36 — count: 2