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乌龟 (wū guī): tortoise

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 6noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
tortoise
Characters
2
Part of speech
noun
HSK level
HSK 6

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  • tortoise

Chinese explanation

  • 一种行动缓慢的爬行动物,身体被坚硬的甲壳包裹,头和四肢可以缩进壳里,生活在水中或陆地上,寿命很长
  • 在汉语口语中有时用来比喻行动慢或胆小怕事的人。

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HSK 7

tortoise

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Example sentences

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On the weekend, I took my child to the zoo to see the tortoises; they were slowly basking in the sun by the pond.

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This tortoise has been kept for twenty years; its shell is covered with moss, and it crawls especially slowly.

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Grandpa said that one should be patient like a tortoise and not rush to succeed.

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In the story, although the tortoise ran slowly, it still ended up beating the proud rabbit.

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I saw a small tortoise at the pet store; it retracted its head into its shell and didn't move at all.

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