created sense approved 寄生 · jìshēng · parasitism; parasitic — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
寄生
jìshēng
parasitism; parasitic
To live in or on another organism as a parasite; to survive by absorbing nutrients from a host organism
寄 (literal) → 寄 · jì · to stay temporarily 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to live
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 寄生 · jìshēng · to live off others — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
寄生
jìshēng
to live off others
To live by taking advantage of or exploiting others without working oneself.
寄 (literal) → 寄 · jì · to stay temporarily 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to live
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition