寄生虫

Traditional form:

寄生蟲

Pinyin (reading):

jìshēngchóng

Definitions:

• parasite (biology)
• (fig.) freeloader

Characters:

• 寄 - to mail, to send, to transit; to deposit, to entrust; to rely on
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 虫 - insect, worm; mollusk

Traditional characters:

• 寄 - to mail, to send, to transit; to deposit, to entrust; to rely on
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 蟲 - insect, worm; mollusk