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章鱼

zhāng yú · zhang yu

Traditional 章魚

Meaning

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  1. octopus
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Octopus balls

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)小丸子(xiǎowánzi)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)章鱼(zhāngyú)吗(ma)？

    Is there octopus in these little balls?

  2. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)，章鱼(zhāngyú)小丸子(xiǎowánzi)当然(dāngrán)有(yǒu)章鱼(zhāngyú)。

    Yes. Octopus balls of course have octopus.

  3. Leon

    一(yī)只(zhī)章鱼(zhāngyú)能(néng)做(zuò)几个(jǐge)小丸子(xiǎowánzi)？

    How many balls can one octopus make?

  4. Dengdeng

    大概(dàgài)十个(shígè)。

    About ten.

  5. Leon

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)吃(chī)了(le)五个(wǔgè)，半(bàn)只(zhī)章鱼(zhāngyú)了(le)！

    I've already eaten five. That's half an octopus!

  6. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，再(zài)吃(chī)五个(wǔgè)，就是(jiùshì)一(yī)整(zhěng)只(zhī)！

    Haha, five more and you've eaten a whole one!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

章(zhāng)鱼(yú)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)非(fēi)常(cháng)聪(cōng)明(ming)的(de)海(hǎi)洋(yáng)生(shēng)物(wù)。

The octopus is an extremely intelligent sea creature.

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02

这(zhè)只(zhī)章(zhāng)鱼(yú)有(yǒu)八(bā)条(tiáo)长(cháng)长(cháng)的(de)触(chù)手(shǒu)。

This octopus has eight long tentacles.

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