dīng yǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(of a mosquito etc) to bite
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Original source entry:

叮咬 叮咬 [ding1 yao3] /(of a mosquito etc) to bite/

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  • 叮
    dīng

    to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc) / to say repeatedly / to urge insistently / to ask repeatedly / to stick to a point / (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound

  • 咬
    yǎo

    to bite / to nip

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.