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贝壳

bèi ké · bei ke

Traditional 貝殼

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. shell (of a mollusk)
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A shell from the sea

  1. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，我(wǒ)在(zài)海边(hǎibiān)捡了(jiǎnle)一个(yīgè)贝壳(bèiké)。

    Look, I picked up a shell at the seaside.

  2. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)！这个(zhège)贝壳(bèiké)是(shì)什么(shénme)颜色(yánsè)的(de)？

    So pretty! What colour is this shell?

  3. Liangliang

    粉色(fěnsè)的(de)。你(nǐ)把(bǎ)贝壳(bèiké)放在(fàngzài)耳边(ěrbiān)，能(néng)听到(tīngdào)海(hǎi)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)。

    Pink. Hold the shell to your ear and you can hear the sea.

  4. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)！我(wǒ)听到(tīngdào)海(hǎi)了(le)！

    It's true! I can hear the sea!

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)空调(kōngtiáo)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)。

    That's the sound of the air conditioner.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)在(zài)海(hǎi)滩(tān)上(shàng)发(fā)现(xiàn)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)漂(piào)亮(liang)的(de)贝(bèi)壳(ké)。

I found a beautiful shell on the shore.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)我(wǒ)手(shǒu)里(lǐ)的(de)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)贝(bèi)壳(ké)化(huà)石(shí)。

What I have in my hand is a fossil seashell.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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