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No. 7,437 in Chinese

蜈蚣

Centipede.

In a sentence

  • 蜈蚣在树下爬行。

    The centipede is crawling under the tree.

    Here, 蜈蚣 is used as the subject of the sentence to describe a living creature, a centipede.

  • 我在花园里发现了一只蜈蚣。

    I found a centipede in the garden.

    In this example, 蜈蚣 is used as a direct object, indicating what was found.

  • 蜈蚣是一种多足的昆虫。

    The centipede is a type of multi-legged insect.

    Here, 蜈蚣 functions as the subject in a descriptive sentence, explaining its characteristics.

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