clam in Chinese
clam in Chinese is 蚌 — clam means an edible shellfish with two hinged shells, found buried in sand or mud.
clam in Chinese
蚌
Pronounced: bàng
A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clams (Spisula solidissima), and other species, possibly originally applied to clams of species Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
What does "clam" mean?
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noun An edible shellfish with two hinged shells, found buried in sand or mud.
"We dug for clams along the shoreline at low tide."
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noun Informal: a dollar.
"That jacket cost me fifty clams."
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verb To go silent or refuse to speak, especially used as "clam up."
"He clammed up as soon as the police started asking questions."
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clam in a sentence
- We dug for clams along the shoreline at low tide.
- The soup was full of tender clams.
- That jacket cost me fifty clams.
- He clammed up as soon as the police started asking questions.
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What is "clam" in Chinese?
"clam" in Chinese is 蚌. clam means: An edible shellfish with two hinged shells, found buried in sand or mud.
How do you pronounce 蚌?
"clam" in Chinese is 蚌, pronounced "bàng".
How do you use "clam" in a sentence?
Example: "We dug for clams along the shoreline at low tide." In Chinese, "clam" is 蚌.
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