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熊掌

熊掌 (xióng zhǎng): Bear's paw (as food) (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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熊掌 consists of 2 characters.

palm of the hand

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Pinyinxióng zhǎng

Meaningbear's paw (as food)

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxnoun

Word熊掌

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Example Sentences with 熊掌

Xióng熊

zhǎng掌

shì是

yī一

zhǒng种

zhēn珍

guì贵

de的

shí食

cái材

。

Bear's paw is a precious food ingredient.

Gǔ古

rén人

shuō说

yú鱼

hé和

xióng熊

zhǎng掌

bù不

kě可

jiān

兼

dé得

。

The ancients said you cannot have both fish and bear's paw.

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