害 hài
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
害虫
hàichóng
pest; harmful insect
Characters in this word
虫 chóng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 虫 — insect, worm
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 如果不及时控制害虫，整片果园的收成都可能受到影响。 Rúguǒ bù jíshí kòngzhì hàichóng, zhěng piàn guǒyuán de shōucheng dōu kěnéng shòudào yǐngxiǎng. If insect pests are not controlled in time, the harvest of the whole orchard may be affected.
- 农民在菜地里喷药，是为了消灭害虫。 Nóngmín zài càidì li pēn yào, shì wèile xiāomiè hàichóng. Farmers spray the vegetable field to kill pests.
- 青蛙和鸟都爱吃害虫，对庄稼很有好处。 Qīngwā hé niǎo dōu ài chī hàichóng, duì zhuāngjia hěn yǒu hǎochu. Frogs and birds both love to eat pests, which is good for crops.
Related words
- 害怕 hàipà to be afraid
- 危害 wēihài to harm; harm
- 伤害 shānghài to hurt; to harm
- 害 hài to harm
- 厉害 lìhai strong; impressive
- 损害 sǔnhài to harm; to damage
- 有害 yǒuhài harmful
- 灾害 zāihài natural disaster
- 祸害 huòhai scourge; menace; to harm; to ruin
- 利害 lìhài interests; stakes; pros and cons
- 谋害 móuhài to plot to murder; to harm deliberately
- 迫害 pòhài to persecute; to oppress