Chinese word dictionary

蟊贼

máo zéi · insect that damages cereal crop seedlings; (lit. and fig.) vermin; a person harmful to the country and the people

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Word information

Simplified蟊贼

Traditional蟊賊

Pinyinmáo zéi

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

蟊máo

Spanish fly; grain-eating grub

贼zéi

thief, traitor; cunning, sly

How to learn 蟊贼

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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贼zéi

thief; robber; (bound form) traitor; subversive; (bound form) evil; wicked; sly; shifty; devious; (literary) to harm; to injure; (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)