蛭

zhì
  1. fluke
  2. leech
  3. hirudinea

CEDICT

leech

Wiktionary

環節動物門蛭綱動物的總稱。體扁長柔軟，形似蚯蚓，前後各有一個吸盤，能刺入人畜肌膚中，吸吮血液。生活在淡水或溼潤處。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

水蛭 shuǐzhì leech
笄蛭 jīzhì a kind of earthworm
蛭石 zhìshí vermiculite
馬蛭 mǎzhì
肝蛭 gānzhì
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Related entries

吸蟲 xīchóng
  1. trematoda
  2. fluke
  3. trematode worm, approx 6000 species, mostly parasite, incl. on humans
吸蟲綱 xīchónggāng
  1. Class Trematoda
  2. fluke
  3. trematode worm, a parasite incl. on humans
吸血鬼 xīxuèguǐ
  1. leech
  2. bloodsucking vermin
  3. vampire (translated European notion)
  4. fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
你是吸血鬼吗？

Are you a vampire?

Source: Tatoeba

水蛭 shuǐzhì leech
螞蟥 mǎhuáng leech
馬鱉 mǎbiē leech