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蚂蚁 consists of 2 characters.

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Adjective + Nounwith小

xiǎo小

mǎ蚂

yǐ蚁

neutral

little ant

Verb + Objectwith观察

guān观

chá察

mǎ蚂

yǐ蚁

Noun + Nounwith窝

mǎ蚂

yǐ蚁

wō窝

neutral

ant nest

Subject + Verbwith搬家

mǎ蚂

yǐ蚁

bān搬

jiā家

Measure Word + Nounwith只

yī一

zhī只

mǎ蚂

yǐ蚁

Example Sentences with 蚂蚁

mǎ蚂

yǐ蚁

hěn很

xiǎo小

。

Ants are very small.

neutral

observe ants

neutral

ants moving house

neutral

an ant

yī一

zhī只

xiǎo小

mǎ蚂

yǐ蚁

zhèng正

zài在

bān搬

yùn运

yī一

piàn片

shù树

yè叶

。

A little ant is carrying a leaf.

zhè这

xiē些

mǎ蚂

yǐ蚁

zhèng正

yán沿

zhe着

shù树

gàn干

pái排

chéng成

yì一

tiáo条

xì细

cháng长

de的

duì队

wu伍

。

These ants are forming a long, thin line along the tree trunk.

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yán研

jiū究

rén人

yuán员

fā发

xiàn现

，

mǎ蚂

yǐ蚁

de的

shè社

huì会

jié结

gòu构

jù具

yǒu有

gāo高

dù度

de的

zǔ组

zhī织

xìng性

。

Researchers have found that the social structure of ants is highly organized.

wǒ我

kàn看

dào到

dì地

shàng上

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

mǎ蚂

wèi为

shén什

me么

mǎ蚂

yǐ蚁

néng能

gòu够

bān搬

yùn运

huā花

yuán园

lǐ里

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

chū出

xiàn现

mǎ蚂

mǎ蚂

yǐ蚁

men们

qí齐

xīn心

xié协

lì力

dì地

bǎ把

jǐn尽

guǎn管

mǎ蚂

yǐ蚁

tǐ体

xíng型

wēi微

xiǎo小

，

dàn

yǐ

蚁

zài在

pá爬

。

I see many ants crawling on the ground.

bǐ比

zì自

shēn身

zhòng重

xǔ许

duō多

bèi倍

de的

shí食

wù物

ne呢

？

Why can ants carry food that is many times heavier than their own body weight?

yǐ

蚁

，

zhè这

ràng让

wǒ我

gǎn感

dào到

yǒu有

xiē些

yì意

wài外

。

There were no ants appearing in the garden, which surprised me a little.

shí食

wù物

bān搬

huí回

le了

cháo巢

xué穴

。

The ants worked together to carry the food back to their nest.

但

tā它

men们

tōng通

guò过

xié协

zuò作

néng能

wán完

chéng成

fù复

zá杂

de的

rèn任

wu务

。

Although ants are tiny in size, they can accomplish complex tasks through cooperation.