snail; slow-moving mollusk with spiral shell
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snail; a gastropod mollusk with a spiral shell and slow movement
Commonly found in moist, garden environments. In some northern Chinese dialects, also called 水牛儿.
Yǔ雨
hòu后
，
huā花
yuán园
lǐ里
pá爬
mǎn满
le了
wō蜗
niú牛
。
After the rain, the garden was crawling with snails.
Wō蜗
niú牛
bēi背
zhe着
zhòng重
zhòng重
de的
ké壳
，
yī一
bù步
yī一
bù步
wǎng往
shàng上
pá爬
。
The snail carries its heavy shell, climbing up step by step.
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Tā他
dòng动
zuò作
màn慢
de得
xiàng像
zhī只
wō蜗
niú牛
。
He moves as slowly as a snail.