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蜗牛 meaning in English

wōniú

snail; Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2]

Traditional 蝸牛17 strokes

Meaning of 蜗牛

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wōniú
  1. snail
  2. Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2]

蜗牛 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

蜗wō牛niú缩suō进jìn壳ké里lǐ去qù了le。
The snail retreated into its shell.
吃chī蜗wō牛niú真zhēn恶ě心xīn, 我wǒ可kě受shòu不bù了liǎo.
I cannot overcome my repugnance to eating snails.
这zhè只zhǐ蜗wō牛niú将jiāng触chù角jiǎo缩suō了le回huí去qù。
The snail draws in its feelers.
蜗wō牛niú把bǎ触chù角jiǎo缩suō了le回huí去qù。
The snail drew in its feelers.
我wǒ们men宁nìng愿yuàn明míng天tiān吃chī蜗wō牛niú。
We'd rather eat snails tomorrow.

Stroke order for each character

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蜗 wō · snail · 13 strokes

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牛 niú · ox · 4 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 蜗牛.

牛奶niúnǎicow's milk
牛仔裤niúzǎikùjeans
奶牛nǎiniúmilk cow; dairy cow
吹牛chuīniúto talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth; (dialect) to chat idly
牛仔niúzǎicowboy
牛排niúpáisteak
牛肉niúròubeef
公牛gōngniúbull
水牛shuǐniúwater buffalo
牛顿Niúdùnnewton (SI unit of force)
犀牛xīniúrhinoceros
野牛yěniúbison

Questions about 蜗牛

What does 蜗牛 mean?

蜗牛 (wōniú) means "snail; Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2]".

How do you write 蜗牛?

蜗牛 is made of 2 characters: 蜗 (13 strokes), 牛 (4 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

How is 蜗牛 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 蜗牛 is written 蝸牛.