龙虾 meaning in English

lóngxiā

lobster

Traditional 龍蝦14 strokes

Meaning of 龙虾

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lóngxiā
  1. lobster

龙虾 in example sentences

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

看kàn见jiàn新xīn鲜xiān龙lóng虾xiā,我wǒ有yǒu了le食shí欲yù。
Seeing the fresh lobster made me hungry.
让ràng我wǒ们men点diǎn龙lóng虾xiā!听tīng说shuō是shì这zhè里lǐ的de招zhāo牌pái菜cài。
Let’s order the lobster! I’ve heard that’s the specialty dish here.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

龙 lóng · Chinese dragon · 5 strokes

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虾 xiā · shrimp · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 龙虾.

恐龙kǒnglóngdinosaur (CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]); (old) (slang) ugly person
沙龙shālóngsalon (loanword)
水龙头shuǐlóngtóufaucet; tap
来龙去脉láilóng-qùmài(lit.) the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; caus
尼龙nílóng(loanword) nylon
龙舟lóngzhōudragon boat; imperial boat
跑龙套pǎo lóngtàoto play a small role
画龙点睛huàlóng-diǎnjīngto paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the
龙卷风lóngjuǎnfēngtornado; hurricane
龙舌兰lóngshélánagave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana; agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (disti
飞龙fēilóngdragon in flight; (fig.) (literary) person at the height of success
成龙ChéngLóngto succeed in life; to become somebody

Questions about 龙虾

What does 龙虾 mean?

龙虾 (lóngxiā) means "lobster".

How do you write 龙虾?

龙虾 is made of 2 characters: 龙 (5 strokes), 虾 (9 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

How is 龙虾 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 龙虾 is written 龍蝦.