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crocodile

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

e4yu2 èyú

Meaning


Primary

crocodile

Alternatives

alligator

Mnemonic


鱷魚 Crocodile refers to the 鱷 crocodile which is a sort of huge scaly 魚 fish with legs and a nasty set of ferocious teeth.

Usage


鱷魚 有 很 多 牙齒。

Crocodiles have many teeth.

我 看見 一 隻 鱷魚。

I saw a crocodile.

鱷魚 的 皮膚 很 硬。

The crocodile's skin is very tough.