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螃蟹
páng xiè
Meaning
- crab
Definition
螃蟹是一种甲壳类动物，有硬壳和五对足，其中第一对呈钳状，生活在水域中。
A crab is a crustacean with a hard shell and five pairs of legs, the first pair being pincers, living in water.
Usage
螃蟹作为名词使用，可以指代这种动物本身，也常出现在饮食、捕猎等语境中。
Crab is used as a noun to refer to the animal itself, and often appears in contexts of food, fishing, etc.
Examples
- 1 螃蟹在沙滩上横着走。（Crabs walk sideways on the beach.）
- 2 今晚我们去吃螃蟹吧。（Let's go eat crabs tonight.）
- 3 螃蟹的壳很硬。（The shell of a crab is very hard.）
- 4 他抓到了一只大螃蟹。（He caught a big crab.）
- 5 螃蟹是海鲜中的佳肴。（Crab is a delicacy among seafood.）
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