The Chinese word for bee is
蜜蜂

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Chinese Definition

bee
1. 名词. 蜜蜂
Components
蜜
1. honey
蜂蜜 - honey
蜜蜂 - honeybee
2. the colour of honey; honey-coloured
蜜色 - colour of honey
3. beeswax
蜜燭 - candle
4. (dialectal Cantonese) bee; honeybee
5. sweet
甜蜜 - sweet, happy
水蜜桃 - honey peach
甜言蜜語 - sweet words and honeyed phrases; cajolery
6. mistress, young girl
小蜜 - mistress
閨蜜 - female friend (of female)
蜂
1. Apoidea or Vespa (wasps, bees and hornets)
蜜蜂 - bee; honeybee -
黃蜂 - wasp -
2. (specifically) honey bee
蜂蜜 - honey -
3. swarm