虾 (蝦)
xiā
Pinyin

Definition

虾 (蝦)
 - 
xiā
  1. shrimp
  2. prawn
虾 (蝦)
 - 
há
  1. see 蝦蟆|虾蟆[há ma]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (17)

虾
há
  1. 1 see also: 虾蟆 há ma
虾米
xiā mǐ
  1. 1 small shrimp
  2. 2 dried, shelled shrimps
大虾
dà xiā
  1. 1 prawn
  2. 2 (Internet slang) expert
  3. 3 whiz
虾仁
xiā rén
  1. 1 shrimp meat
  2. 2 shelled shrimp
虾子
xiā zǐ
  1. 1 shrimp roe
  2. 2 shrimp eggs
  3. 3 shrimp

Idioms (1)

虾兵蟹将
xiā bīng xiè jiàng
  1. 1 shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea)
  2. 2 useless troops (idiom)

Sample Sentences

君子一言既出驷马难追，别忘了帮忙多多转发啊，我们给每位新加入的粉丝都赠送体验包蘸酱，“鲍鱼龙虾佛跳墙”口味的。
jūnzǐ yī yán jì chū sìmǎ nán zhuī ，bié wàng le bāngmáng duōduō zhuǎn fā ā ，wǒmen gěi měi wèi xīn jiārù de fěnsī dōu zèngsòng tǐyàn bāo zhànjiàng ，“bàoyú lóngxiā fótiàoqiáng ”kǒuwèi de 。
There's nothing as powerful as word getting out. Don't forget to help out in reposting it. We give each newly added fan the opportunity to try the Fotiaoqiang--Steamed Abalone and Lobster flavour dipping sauce.
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这个我知道，当年屈原投汨罗江自尽，百姓为了不让江中鱼虾把屈原吃掉，就将食物用竹叶包裹投入江中，后来就演变成今天我们吃的粽子了。
zhè ge wǒ zhīdào ，dāngnián Qū Yuán tóu mìluó jiāng zìjìn ，bǎixìng wèile bùràng jiāng zhōng yú xiā bǎ Qū Yuán chī diào ，jiù jiāng shíwù yòng zhúyè bāoguǒ tóurù jiāng zhōng ，hòulái jiù yǎnbiàn chéng jīntiān wǒmen chīde zòngzi le 。
This I do know. At the time Qu Yuan committed suicide by throwing himself in the Miluo river. The local people wrapped food in bamboo leaves and threw it in the river to prevent the fish and shrimps from eating his body, and these evolved into the zongzi we eat today.
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我是想吃海陆套餐没错，但是这个配龙虾的太贵了，我点不下去。
wǒ shì xiǎng chī hǎilù tàocān méicuò ，dànshì zhè ge pèi lóngxiā de tài guì le ，wǒ diǎn bù xiàqu 。
You're right, I do want to order the surf and turf set, but this one with the lobster is too expensive, I can't go through with it.
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你怎么每次都这么无耻。好吧，那我就不管你了，我想吃油爆大虾、香煎仔排、宫保鸡丁，那我们就去外婆家吃好了。
nǐ zěnme měicì dōu zhème wúchǐ 。hǎoba ，nà wǒ jiù bùguǎn nǐ le ，wǒ xiǎng chī yóubào dàxiā 、xiāngjiān zǎipái 、gōngbǎojīdīng ，nà wǒmen jiù qù wàipójiā chī hǎo le 。
How can you be so shameless every time! OK, I guess I don't need to worry about you. I want to eat sauteed shrimp, fried pork chops and Kung Pao Chicken, so I guess I'll go to The Grandma's to eat.
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上菜挺快的。来，快吃吧！这家的小龙虾特别好吃！
shàngcài tǐng kuài de 。lái ，kuài chī ba ！zhè jiā de xiǎolóngxiā tèbié hǎochī ！
They brought the food so fast. Come on, let's eat! This restaurant's crawfish are especially good!
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服务员，来两斤小龙虾！
fúwùyuán ，lái liǎng jīn xiǎolóngxiā ！
Waiter, bring us two jin of crawfish!
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小龙虾的头真大。怎么吃呢？我不太会吃。
xiǎolóngxiā de tóu zhēn dà 。zěnme chī ne ？wǒ bùtài huì chī 。
The crawfish heads are really big. How do you eat them? I don't really know how.
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这个是虾肠。不能吃。
zhè gè shì xiā cháng 。bùnéng chī 。
That's its guts. You can't eat it.
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像我这样，把虾肠抽出来。
xiàng wǒ zhèyàng ，bǎ xiā cháng chōu chūlái 。
Do it like I'm doing it. Pull out the guts.
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我要吃肠粉，虾饺，菠萝包，还有海鲜粥。
wǒ yào chī chángfěn ，xiājiǎo ，bōluóbāo ，háiyǒu hǎixiānzhōu 。
I want to eat stuffed rice noodles, shrimp dumplings, pineapple buns and also seafood congee.
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