Bug in Chinese
bug · HSK 5
虫子
- 虫 insect
- 子 son
Counted with 只: 一只虫子
苹果里有一条虫子。 There's a worm in the apple.
Other ways to say bug
More words with 虫 or 子
How do you say bug in Chinese?
Bug in Chinese is 虫子 (chóng zi). You can also say 漏洞 (lòu dòng).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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