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crab in Chinese

crab in Chinese is 螃蟹 — crab means a sea creature with a hard shell, pincers, and a sideways walk.

crab in Chinese

螃蟹
noun
Pronounced: páng xiè
(uncountable) The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.

What does "crab" mean?

  1. noun A sea creature with a hard shell, pincers, and a sideways walk.
    "We caught a bucket of crabs off the pier."
  2. verb To complain or grumble.
    "He kept crabbing about the delayed flight."
  3. verb To move sideways or drift off course, as an aircraft does against crosswind.
    "The pilot had to crab the plane into the wind to line up with the runway."
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crab in a sentence

  • We caught a bucket of crabs off the pier.
  • He kept crabbing about the delayed flight.
  • The pilot had to crab the plane into the wind to line up with the runway.

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What is "crab" in Chinese?

"crab" in Chinese is 螃蟹. crab means: A sea creature with a hard shell, pincers, and a sideways walk.

How do you pronounce 螃蟹?

"crab" in Chinese is 螃蟹, pronounced "páng xiè".

How do you use "crab" in a sentence?

Example: "We caught a bucket of crabs off the pier." In Chinese, "crab" is 螃蟹.

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