qiào
壳
shell; crust; carapace
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
hard outer covering; shell; carapace; crust
Standard pronunciation for 'shell'. Used in scientific, geographical, or formal contexts, as well as idioms.
Páng螃
xiè蟹
de的
jiǎ甲
q壳
iào非
fēi常
cháng坚
jiān硬
。
The crab's carapace is very hard.
Dì地
q壳
iào运
yùn动
dòng有
yǒu时
shí候
hou会
huì引
yǐn起
qǐ地
dì震
。
Crustal movement sometimes causes earthquakes.
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Jīn金
chán蝉
tuō脱
q壳
iào是
shì一
yī个
gè计
jì策
。
'Slipping out of a shell like a golden cicada' is a stratagem.
Zhè这
tái台
jī机
qì器
de的
wài外
q壳
iào是
shì塑
sù料
liào做
zuò的
。
The casing of this machine is made of plastic.
Tā他
zài在
zhōng中
yào药
lǐ里
zhuā抓
le了
yī一
xiē些
zhǐ枳
q壳
。
He got some immature bitter oranges (Zhishi) at the herbal medicine shop.