shell (of mollusk)
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
shell (of shellfish)
Can be used with the retroflex suffix ～儿 in colloquial speech, and often refers to the hard protective outer layer of marine or freshwater mollusks.
Tuì退
cháo潮
hòu后
shā沙
tān滩
shàng上
bù布
mǎn满
le了
gè各
zhǒng种
bèi贝
ké壳
。
After the tide went out, the beach was covered with all kinds of shells.
Xiǎo小
péng朋
yǒu友
men们
jiǎn捡
le了
hǎo好
duō多
piào漂
liang亮
de的
bèi贝
ké壳
r儿
。
The kids picked up lots of pretty little shells.
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Zhè这
ge个
bèi贝
ké壳
kě可
yǐ以
zuò做
chéng成
zhuāng装
shì饰
pǐn品
。
This shell can be made into a decoration.
Hǎi海
biān边
de的
jì纪
niàn念
pǐn品
shāng商
diàn店
mài卖
hěn很
duō多
bèi贝
ké壳
zuò做
de的
gōng工
yì艺
pǐn品
。
Souvenir shops by the sea sell many shell-made handicrafts.
Tā他
bǎ把
bèi贝
ké壳
chuàn串
qǐ起
lái来
zuò做
chéng成
le了
yī一
tiáo条
xiàng项
liàn链
。
He strung the shells together to make a necklace.