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血吸虫

xuè xī chóngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
schistosoma
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f319f9f330219e45. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

血吸蟲 血吸虫 [xue4 xi1 chong2] /schistosoma/

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Other forms in these source records: 血吸蟲

  • 血
    xuè

    blood (CL:滴[dī]) / colloquial pr. [xiě] or [xuě]

  • 吸
    xī

    to breathe / to suck in / to absorb / to inhale

  • 虫
    chóng

    lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiáo],隻|只[zhī] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

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