蛀

zhù
  1. termite
  2. to bore (of insects)

CEDICT

  1. (of insects) to eat through
  2. insect that eats through paper, clothes, wood, grains etc. (e.g. moth, silverfish, etc.)
  3. to eat through

Wiktionary

  1. 一种咬食木材、书籍、稻米等的虫。
  2. 东西被咬坏或腐蚀。
  3. 被腐蚀的。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

蛀牙 zhùyá
  1. tooth decay; dental caries
  2. decayed tooth; rotten tooth
蛀蚀 zhùshí
  1. to corrupt
  2. to erode
蛀虫 zhùchóng
  1. insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc
  2. fig. vermin
虫蛀 chóngzhù damaged by moths or worms
蠹蛀 dùzhù
  1. to be moth-eaten
  2. to be worm-eaten
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Related entries

白蚁 báiyǐ
  1. termite
  2. white ant
白蚁吃木头。

Termites eat wood.

Source: Tatoeba

钻洞 zuāndòng
  1. to bore
  2. to burrow
  3. to crawl through a tunnel
钻 zuān
  1. to drill
  2. to bore
  3. to get into
  4. to make one's way into
  5. to enter (a hole)
  6. to thread one's way through
  7. to study intensively
  8. to dig into
  9. to curry favor for personal gain
他在牆上鑽了個洞，把膨脹螺栓塞進去，擰上一顆螺絲，然後在螺絲上掛了一幅阿爾卑斯山的畫。

He drilled a hole in the wall, pushed a Rawlplug into it, screwed in a screw, and hung on the screw a picture of the Alps.

Source: Tatoeba

锥 zhuī
  1. cone
  2. awl
  3. to bore