Definition

Examples

• 蝴蝶的蛹在变成成虫之前会经历一段时期。
  Húdié de yǒng zài biànchéng chéngchóng zhīqián huì jīnglì yí duàn shíqī.
  The pupa of a butterfly goes through a period before becoming an adult.
• 科学家正在研究这种昆虫的蛹。
  Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū zhè zhǒng kūnchóng de yǒng.
  Scientists are studying the pupa of this insect.
• 蚕的蛹可以用来提取丝。
  Cán de yǒng kěyǐ yòng lái tíqǔ sī.
  The pupa of silkworms can be used to extract silk.