WordTaiwan frequency #20,396
寄生蟲
ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
“parasite (worm or other organism living on or in a host); figuratively, a person who lives off others without contributing”
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寄
ㄐㄧˋ
to mail; to send by post; to entrust; to place in someone's care; to reside temporarily; to depend on; to attach oneself to
生
ㄕㄥ
To grow, give birth, produce, or be born; to live or be alive; life; raw or uncooked; to arise or occur; student; a person's livelihood.
蟲
ㄔㄨㄥˊ
Insects, worms, or other crawling creatures; can refer to animals generally in ancient usage; also used figuratively for a contemptible person or as a surname.
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- 學生ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥstudent; schoolchild; learner; one who studies under a teacher; a polite self-reference by a learner or junior
- 生活ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊlife; daily existence; livelihood; the way one lives; circumstances of daily living
- 發生ㄈㄚ ㄕㄥto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out; to arise
- 先生ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥMr.; sir; gentleman; teacher; husband; (dated) scholar or Taoist priest
- 生命ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋlife; the condition of being alive; a living being; the duration of existence; vitality in creative works
- 產生ㄔㄢˇ ㄕㄥto produce; to generate; to give rise to; to bring about; to arise; to come into being
- 人生ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥlife; a person's lifetime on earth; human existence; the course of one's life from birth to death
- 生產ㄕㄥ ㄔㄢˇto produce; to manufacture; to give birth; to earn a living through labor; in economics, human activity that creates or increases utility
- 醫生ㄧ ㄕㄥdoctor; a person who treats illness or injury; medical practitioner.
- 生態ㄕㄥ ㄊㄞˋecology; the study of how living things interact with each other and their environment; the condition or health of a natural environment; (fig.) ecosystem, as in tech or business
- 出生ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥto be born; to come into the world; (archaic) to give one's life; to sacrifice oneself
- 一生ㄧ ㄕㄥall one's life; throughout one's life; a lifetime