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Meaning of 龟

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(Trad.: 龜)
Pinyin: guī
English Definition: tortoise; turtle
Chinese Definition:
①爬行动物的一科,腹背都有硬甲,头尾和脚能缩入甲中,耐饥渴,寿命很长:乌龟。龟甲(龟的腹甲,可入药,古人又用以占卜,亦用作货币。亦称“龟板”)。
Total strokes: 7; Radical:
Pictographic: A turtle; compare
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Example Words
乌龟 guī tortoise; cuckold
海龟 hǎi guī turtle; Internet slang for 海归
龟缩 guī suō to withdraw; to hole up
金龟子 jīn guī scarab
龟甲 guī jiǎ tortoiseshell
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Example Sentences
1
Learn the names of every character from Postman Pat, Fireman Sam and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
2
Flotillas of crimson leaves sailed by downstream, andstripe-necked musk turtles swam over to survey us as we counted fish.
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The unique reptile has become an international conservation icon, due to it having no close relatives and being considered the turtle most adapted to life underwater in freshwater ponds and rivers.
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150
NJ
Keeper Jennifer Conaghan said: 'A Galapagos tortoise can live between 100 and 150 years so we expect NJ to be around long after we have all gone.
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1981
50
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Overall "we estimated the decline in this pig-nosed turtle population to be more than 50% since 1981, " said Professor Eisemberg.