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螳螂捕蝉 (táng láng bǔ chán): Mantis catches cicada (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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螳螂捕蝉 consists of 4 characters.

mantis, dung beetle

to catch, to seize, to capture

cicada; continuous

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Pinyintáng láng bǔ chán

Meaningmantis catches cicada (idiom)

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Word螳螂捕蝉

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Words with 捕

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逮捕dài bǔHSK 6
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捕食bǔ shíHSK 7-9
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拘捕jū bǔ
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Words with 蝉

寒蝉hán chán
蝉联chán lián
蝉蜕chán tuì
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金蝉脱壳jīn chán tuō qiào

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