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螃蟹

crab

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

pang2xie4 • pángxiè

Meaning

Primary

crab

Alternatives

crabs

Mnemonic

螃蟹 Crab has the same meaning as both of its characters 螃 crab and 蟹 crab.

Usage

我 昨天 吃 了 一 只 螃蟹。

I ate a crab yesterday.

这 只 螃蟹 很 大。

This crab is very big.

煮 螃蟹 的 时候 要 小心。

Be careful when cooking crabs.