Chinese Word: 鳖 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

鳖 (Trad.: 鱉)

Pinyin: biē

English Definition: freshwater soft-shelled turtle

Chinese Definition:
①爬行动物，生活在水中，形状像龟，背甲上有软皮，无纹。肉可食，甲可入药。亦称“甲鱼”、“团鱼”；有的地区称“鼋”；俗称“王八”。

Total strokes: 19; Radical: 魚

Pictophonetic:敝 indicates the sound; 鱼 (fish) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 敝 [ bì ] to break, to destroy; ruined, tattered
- 鱼 [ yú ] fish

Similar Characters: 憋弊鲨

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Example Words

土鳖	tǔ biē	ground beetle; (coll.) professional or entrepreneur who, unlike a 海归 , has never studied overseas; (dialect) country bumpkin
瓮中之鳖	wèng zhōng zhī biē	lit. like a turtle in a jar; to be trapped (idiom)
瓮中捉鳖	wèng zhōng zhuō biē	to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target; a turkey shoot
鳖甲	biē jiǎ	turtle shell
龟笑鳖无尾	guī xiào biē wú wěi	lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom); fig. the pot calling the kettle black

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Example Sentences

1		zhè xiē 这些 chāo shì 超市 chū shòu 出售 huó shēng shēng 活生生 de 的 biē 鳖 hé 和 niú wā 牛蛙。 Its stores sell live turtles and toads.
2		shuǐ chǎn 水产 pǐn lèi 品类： lǐ yú 鲤鱼、 jì yú 鲫鱼、 hǎi mán yú 海鳗鱼、 biē 鳖、 hǎi zhé 海蜇。 Aquatic product category: Carp, carp, sea eel , turtle, jellyfish.
3		yīn wèi 因为 dāng 当 wǒ 我 de 的 chì bǎng 翅膀 zài 在 yáng guāng 阳光 xià 下 shēn zhǎn 伸展， tóu 投 zài 在 dì miàn 地面 shàng 上 de 的 yīn yǐng 阴影 biàn shì 便是 guī 龟 biē 鳖。 For when my wings were spread in the sun their shadow upon the earth was a turtle.
4		jiǎ rú 假如 nà yàng 那样， chú le 除了 biē 鳖 wài 外， wǒ 我 jiù 就 zhǎo 找 bú dào 不到 rèn hé 任何 qí tā 其他 shí wù 食物 le 了； ér 而 biē 鳖 shì 是 hěn jiǔ 很久 zhī hòu 之后 cái 才 fā xiàn 发现 de 的， nà me 那么， wǒ 我 yí dìng 一定 zǎo jiù 早就 è sǐ 饿死 le 了。 How I could not have so much as got any Food, except Fish and Turtles; and that as it was long before I found any of them, I must have perish'd first.
5		1998年 zhì 至 2008年 jiān 间 zài 在 xīn jǐ nèi yà dǎo 新几内亚岛 yuē 约 yǒu 有 43 gè 个 xīn de 新的 pá xíng dòng wù 爬行动物 bèi 被 fā xiàn 发现： zhè 这 bāo kuò 包括 5 zhòng 种 shé 蛇， 37 gè 个 xīn zhòng 新种 xī yì 蜥蜴 hé 和 ruǎn qiào 软壳 biē 鳖。 Some 43 new reptile species were discovered on New Guinea between 1998-2008: this includes 5 snakes 37 new lizard species and a soft-shelled turtle.

More Sentences

1		zhè xiē 这些 chāo shì 超市 chū shòu 出售 huó shēng shēng 活生生 de 的 biē 鳖 hé 和 niú wā 牛蛙。 Its stores sell live turtles and toads.
2		shuǐ chǎn 水产 pǐn lèi 品类： lǐ yú 鲤鱼、 jì yú 鲫鱼、 hǎi mán yú 海鳗鱼、 biē 鳖、 hǎi zhé 海蜇。 Aquatic product category: Carp, carp, sea eel , turtle, jellyfish.
3		yīn wèi 因为 dāng 当 wǒ 我 de 的 chì bǎng 翅膀 zài 在 yáng guāng 阳光 xià 下 shēn zhǎn 伸展， tóu 投 zài 在 dì miàn 地面 shàng 上 de 的 yīn yǐng 阴影 biàn shì 便是 guī 龟 biē 鳖。 For when my wings were spread in the sun their shadow upon the earth was a turtle.
4		jiǎ rú 假如 nà yàng 那样， chú le 除了 biē 鳖 wài 外， wǒ 我 jiù 就 zhǎo 找 bú dào 不到 rèn hé 任何 qí tā 其他 shí wù 食物 le 了； ér 而 biē 鳖 shì 是 hěn jiǔ 很久 zhī hòu 之后 cái 才 fā xiàn 发现 de 的， nà me 那么， wǒ 我 yí dìng 一定 zǎo jiù 早就 è sǐ 饿死 le 了。 How I could not have so much as got any Food, except Fish and Turtles; and that as it was long before I found any of them, I must have perish'd first.
5		1998年 zhì 至 2008年 jiān 间 zài 在 xīn jǐ nèi yà dǎo 新几内亚岛 yuē 约 yǒu 有 43 gè 个 xīn de 新的 pá xíng dòng wù 爬行动物 bèi 被 fā xiàn 发现： zhè 这 bāo kuò 包括 5 zhòng 种 shé 蛇， 37 gè 个 xīn zhòng 新种 xī yì 蜥蜴 hé 和 ruǎn qiào 软壳 biē 鳖。 Some 43 new reptile species were discovered on New Guinea between 1998-2008: this includes 5 snakes 37 new lizard species and a soft-shelled turtle.

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