# 苍蝇 (cāngying)

In Mandarin Chinese, 苍蝇 (cāngying) means “housefly; fly”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: housefly; fly
- Pinyin: cāngying (cang1 ying5)
- Traditional: 蒼蠅
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- Measure word: 只

## Examples

- 快把窗户关上，别让苍蝇飞进来。
  Kuài bǎ chuānghu guānshàng, bié ràng cāngying fēi jìnlái.
  Close the window quickly, don't let flies fly in.

## Characters

- 苍 (cāng): dark blue; deep green
- 蝇 (yíng): fly; musca

https://hanziro.com/word/cang-ying-housefly/

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