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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 qiàoqiao4shell; carapace; crust (earth's crust etc); also pr. [ke2]
2地壳 地殼 qiàodi4 qiao4the Earth's crust
3卡壳 卡殼 qiàoka3 qiao4Stuck in the bottle
4枳壳 枳殼 zhǐ qiàozhi3 qiao4bitter orange (Fructus aurantii) (used in TCM)
5洋壳 洋殼 yáng qiàoyang2 qiao4oceanic crust (geology)
6洋底地壳 洋底地殼 yáng qiàoyang2 di3 di4 qiao4oceanic crust (geology)
7脱壳 脫殼 tuō qiàotuo1 qiao4to molt; to exuviate; fig. to fly off like an exuviate cicada
8蜕壳 蛻殼 tuì qiàotui4 qiao4see 蜕壳
9躯壳 軀殼 qiàoqu1 qiao4the body (housing the soul)
10壳质 殼質 qiào zhìqiao4 zhi4chitin
11壳牌公司 殼牌公司 qiào pái gōng Qiao4 pai2 gong1 si1Shell (oil company)
12壳牌 殼牌 qiào páiQiao4 pai2see 壳牌公司
13皮壳 皮殼 qiàopi2 qiao4carapace; hard outer shell; also pr. [pi2 ke2]
14鲍鱼壳 鮑魚殼 bào qiàoBao4 yu2 qiao4Abalone shell
15金蝉脱壳 金蟬脫殼 jīn chán tuō qiàojin1 chan2 tuo1 qiao4lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell; a crafty escape plan
16介壳 介殼 jiè qiàojie4 qiao4carapace; hard outer shell
17甲壳素 甲殼素 jiǎ qiào jia3 qiao4 su4chitin
18甲壳类 甲殼類 jiǎ qiào lèijia3 qiao4 lei4crustacean
19甲壳动物 甲殼動物 jiǎ qiào dòng jia3 qiao4 dong4 wu4crustacean
20甲壳 甲殼 jiǎ qiàojia3 qiao4carapace; crust; outer shell; also pr. [jia3 ke2]
21机壳 機殼 qiàoji1 qiao4case, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc)
22核桃壳 核桃殼 táo qiàohe2 tao2 qiao4Walnut shells
23地壳运动 地殼運動 qiào yùn dòngdi4 qiao4 yun4 dong4crustal movement; movement of tectonic plates
24大洋型地壳 大洋型地殼 yáng xíng qiàoda4 yang2 xing2 di4 qiao4oceanic crust (geology)