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The Chinese word cangying - 苍蝇 - cāngyǐng
(fly in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
cāngyǐng
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English translation
fly
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苍蝇 ( cangying / cāngyǐng ) in traditional characters
蒼蠅
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 苍蝇 ( cangying / cāngyǐng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Chufang li you yi zhi cangying.
Chúfáng li yǒu yī zhī cāngying.– English translation: There's a fly in the kitchen.
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grey | insect
More words that mean fly in Chinese
yíng ( 蝇 )
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