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lobster

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

long2xia1 lóngxiā

Meaning


Primary

lobster

Mnemonic


龍蝦 Lobster is what you get when you cross an aquatic 龍 dragon with a 蝦 shrimp: a mighty tasty arthropod!

Usage


龍蝦 的 殼 很 硬。

The shell of a lobster is very hard.

我 喜歡 吃 蒸 龍蝦。

I like to eat steamed lobster.

龍蝦 是 一 種 美味 的 海鮮。

Lobster is a type of delicious seafood.