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mussel in Chinese

mussel in Chinese is 淡菜 — mussel means a bivalve shellfish with a dark, elongated shell, found in both fresh and salt water and often eaten as seafood.

mussel in Chinese

淡菜
noun
Pronounced: dàn cài
A saltwater mussel, usually edible, of the order Mytilida in subclass Pteriomorphia.

What does "mussel" mean?

  1. noun A bivalve shellfish with a dark, elongated shell, found in both fresh and salt water and often eaten as seafood.
    "They ordered a pot of mussels steamed in white wine and garlic."
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mussel in a sentence

  • They ordered a pot of mussels steamed in white wine and garlic.

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What is "mussel" in Chinese?

"mussel" in Chinese is 淡菜. mussel means: A bivalve shellfish with a dark, elongated shell, found in both fresh and salt water and often eaten as seafood.

How do you pronounce 淡菜?

"mussel" in Chinese is 淡菜, pronounced "dàn cài".

How do you use "mussel" in a sentence?

Example: "They ordered a pot of mussels steamed in white wine and garlic." In Chinese, "mussel" is 淡菜.

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