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dragonfly in Chinese

dragonfly in Chinese is 蜻蜓 — dragonfly means a flying insect with a long, slender body and two pairs of transparent wings held out flat at rest.

dragonfly in Chinese

蜻蜓
noun
Pronounced: qīng tíng
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.

What does "dragonfly" mean?

  1. noun A flying insect with a long, slender body and two pairs of transparent wings held out flat at rest.
    "A dragonfly hovered above the pond in the summer heat."
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dragonfly in a sentence

  • A dragonfly hovered above the pond in the summer heat.

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What is "dragonfly" in Chinese?

"dragonfly" in Chinese is 蜻蜓. dragonfly means: A flying insect with a long, slender body and two pairs of transparent wings held out flat at rest.

How do you pronounce 蜻蜓?

"dragonfly" in Chinese is 蜻蜓, pronounced "qīng tíng".

How do you use "dragonfly" in a sentence?

Example: "A dragonfly hovered above the pond in the summer heat." In Chinese, "dragonfly" is 蜻蜓.

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