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鲨鱼 (shā yú): shark

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HSK 6noun

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Pinyin
Meaning: shark
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 6

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shark

Chinese explanation

一种生活在海洋中的大型鱼类，身体呈长条形，皮肤粗糙，牙齿尖锐，性情凶猛，是海洋中凶猛的捕食者
也常用来比喻心狠手辣、贪婪剥削他人的人。

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HSK 2

fish

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