wō

蜗

Character · NounTraditional蝸

snail

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

snail

Almost always used in the fixed compound 蜗牛, but standalone refers to the same creature.

Wō蜗
niú牛
bēi背
zhe着
chóng重
chóng重
de的
ké壳
màn慢
màn慢
pá爬
xíng行
 。

A snail crawls slowly with its heavy shell on its back.

Yǔ雨
hòu后
de的
qiáng墙
shàng上
pá爬
mǎn满
le了
wō蜗
niú牛
 。

The walls are covered with snails after the rain.

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Xiǎo小
péng朋
yǒu友
dūn蹲
zài在
dì地
shàng上
guān观
chá察
wō蜗
niú牛
 。

The kids squatted on the ground to observe snails.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
shū蔬
cài菜
shàng上
cháng常
fù附
yǒu有
wō蜗
niú牛
 。

Snails often cling to this type of vegetable.

Wō蜗
niú牛
de的
chù触
jiǎo角
hěn很
líng灵
mǐn敏
 。

A snail's antennae are very sensitive.