螳螂 (táng láng): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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螳螂
螳螂
(táng láng): Mantis (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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螳 • táng •
táng
螳
Meaning pending
螂 • láng • mantis, dung beetle
láng
螂
mantis, dung beetle
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 螳螂.
Words with
螳
螳臂当车
táng bì dāng chē
to overestimate one's own strength and attempt something impossible; to be arrogantly outmatched
螳螂捕蝉
tángláng bǔ chán
mantis catches cicada (idiom)
Words with
螂
蟑螂
zhāngláng
cockroach
小蟑螂
xiǎo zhāngláng
small cockroach
打蟑螂
dǎ zhāngláng
to kill a cockroach
蟑螂药
zhāngláng yào
cockroach poison
螂臂当车
lángbì dāng chē
mantis arm blocking a chariot (overestimating one's ability)
螳螂捕蝉
tángláng bǔ chán
mantis catches cicada (idiom)
4.
Example Sentences with 螳螂
wǒ
我
kàn
看
dào
到
yī
一
zhī
只
lǜ
绿
sè
色
de
的
táng
螳
láng
螂
。
I saw a green mantis.
táng
螳
láng
螂
yòng
用
qián
前
tuǐ
腿
bǔ
捕
zhuō
捉
liè
猎
wù
táng
螳
láng
螂
shì
是
yì
益
chóng
虫
，
yīn
因
wèi
为
tā
物
。
The mantis catches prey with its front legs.
它
chī
吃
hài
害
chóng
虫
。
The mantis is a beneficial insect because it eats pests.
