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螃蟹

螃蟹 (páng xiè): Crab (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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螃蟹 consists of 2 characters.

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Pinyinpáng xiè

Meaningcrab

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word螃蟹

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3.

How to Use 螃蟹 in Sentences

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Adjective + Nounwith大

dà大

páng螃

xiè蟹

neutral

big crab

Verb + Objectwith吃

chī吃

páng螃

xiè蟹

neutral

eat crab

Measure Word + Nounwith只

yì一

zhī只

páng螃

xiè蟹

Verb + Complementwith横着走

héng横

zhe着

zǒu走

neutralSpoken

Noun + Nounwith壳

páng螃

xiè蟹

ké壳

neutral

crab shell

4.

Example Sentences with 螃蟹

zhè这

shì是

yī一

zhī只

páng螃

xiè蟹

。

neutral

a crab

walk sideways

This is a crab.

zhè这

dào道

qīng清

zhēng蒸

páng螃

xiè蟹

bǎo保

liú留

le了

hǎi海

xiān鲜

zuì最

yuán原

shǐ始

de的

xiān鲜

tián甜

zī滋

wèi味

。

This steamed crab dish preserves the most original sweet and fresh taste of seafood.

nǐ你

què确

dìng定

zhè这

zhǒng种

páng螃

xiè蟹

méi没

yǒu有

dú毒

，

kě可

yǐ以

ān安

quán全

shí食

yòng用

ma吗

？

Are you sure this type of crab is not poisonous and safe to eat?

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huān欢

chī吃

páng螃

xiè蟹

，

tā它

hěn很

měi美

wèi味

。

I like to eat crab; it is very delicious.

shì市

chǎng场

lǐ里

nà那

xiē些

páng螃

xiè蟹

yì一

diǎn点

yě也

bù不

xīn新

xiān鲜

，

wǒ我

men们

hái还

shì是

bié别

mǎi买

le了

。

Those crabs in the market are not fresh at all, we'd better not buy them.

suī虽

rán然

páng螃

xiè蟹

wèi味

dào道

xiān鲜

měi美

，

dàn但

chǔ处

lǐ理

qǐ起

lái来

què确

shí实

yǒu有

xiē些

má麻

fán烦

。

Although crab tastes delicious, it is indeed somewhat troublesome to prepare.

páng螃

xiè蟹

héng横

zhe着

zǒu走

lù路

de的

yàng样

zi子

hěn很

yǒu有

qù趣

。

The way crabs walk sideways is very interesting.

kàn看

，

cháo潮

shuǐ水

tuì退

qù去

hòu后

，

shā沙

tān滩

shàng上

liú留

xià下

le了

hǎo好

duō多

xiǎo小

páng螃

xiè蟹

。

Look, after the tide receded, many small crabs were left on the beach.