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虾 xiā

shrimp

Strokes
9
Level
Daily life
Radical
虫
Traditional
蝦
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 虫下 ⿰虫下

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  1. 我们今天晚上吃虾吧。
    Wǒmen jīntiān wǎnshang chī xiā ba.
    Let's eat shrimp tonight.
    we today evening eat shrimp (suggestion)
  2. 这道菜是用大虾做的。
    Zhè dào cài shì yòng dà xiā zuò de.
    This dish is made with big shrimp.
    this (measure) dish is use big shrimp make (particle)
  3. 你喜欢吃虾吗？
    Nǐ xǐhuan chī xiā ma?
    Do you like eating shrimp?
    you like eat shrimp (question)
  4. 他对虾过敏，不能吃。
    Tā duì xiā guòmǐn, bù néng chī.
    He's allergic to shrimp, he can't eat it.
    he toward shrimp allergic, not can eat
  5. 周末我们去海边买了一些新鲜的虾。
    Zhōumò wǒmen qù hǎibiān mǎi le yìxiē xīnxiān de xiā.
    On the weekend, we went to the seaside and bought some fresh shrimp.
    weekend we go seaside buy (particle) some fresh (particle) shrimp

Words with 虾 (1)