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乌贼 (wū zéi): Cuttlefish (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

乌贼 consists of 2 characters.

乌 • wū • crow, raven; black, dark

wū乌

crow, raven; black, dark

贼 • zéi • thief; traitor; extremely • HSK 2.0 L6

HSK 6

zéi贼

thief; traitor; extremely

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Pinyinwū zéi

Meaningcuttlefish

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxnoun

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More common words that include characters from 乌贼.

Words with 乌

乌黑wū hēijet-black
乌龟wū guīturtle; tortoise
乌云wū yúndark cloud
乌鸦wū yācrow
乌克兰Wū kè lánUkraine
乌合之众wū hé zhī zhònga disorderly crowd; rabble
化为乌有huà wéi wū yǒuto vanish; to come to nothing
子虚乌有zǐ xū wū yǒufictitious, nonexistent

Words with 贼

盗贼dào zéithief, robber
窃贼qiè zéithief, burglar
擒贼擒王qín zéi qín wángto catch the ringleader first (idiom)

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Example Sentences with 乌贼

wū乌

zéi贼

huì会

pēn喷

mò墨

。

Cuttlefish can squirt ink.

zhè这

dào道

cài菜

yòng用

de的

shì是

xīn新

xiān鲜

wū乌

zéi

wū乌

zéi贼

shì是

hǎi海

yáng洋

zhōng中

fēi非

cháng常

cōng聪

贼

。

This dish uses fresh cuttlefish.

míng

明

de的

shēng生

wù物

。

Cuttlefish are very intelligent creatures in the ocean.