蛭

zhì
  1. fluke
  2. leech
  3. hirudinea

CEDICT

leech

Wiktionary

环节动物门蛭纲动物的总称。体扁长柔软，形似蚯蚓，前后各有一个吸盘，能刺入人畜肌肤中，吸吮血液。生活在澹水或溼润处。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

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

吸虫 xīchóng
  1. trematoda
  2. fluke
  3. trematode worm, approx 6000 species, mostly parasite, incl. on humans
吸虫纲 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
蚂蟥 mǎhuáng leech
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