Chinese word dictionary

蚂蚁上树

mǎ yǐ shàng shù · "ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1] and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree); (sex position) man standing, woman clinging to his upper body; (erotic massage) full-body licking

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Word information

Simplified蚂蚁上树

Traditional螞蟻上樹

Pinyinmǎ yǐ shàng shù

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

蚂mǎ

ant; leech

蚁yǐ

ant

上shàng

above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous

树shù

tree; to plant; to set up, to establish

How to learn 蚂蚁上树

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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上shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above

上班shàngbān

to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office

上课shàngkè

to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class

上午shàngwǔ

morning; CL:個|个[ge4]

上学shàngxué

to go to school; to attend school

晚上wǎnshang

evening; night; CL:個|个[ge4]; in the evening