Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

(bound form) shell/Taiwan pr. [ke2]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

ké, qiào

Bopomofo

ㄎㄜˊ, ㄑㄧㄠˋ

Jyutping

hok3

Example sentences

這臺機器的外殼是金屬做的。
这台机器的外壳是金属做的。

The outer shell of this machine is made of metal.

胡桃的外殼非常堅硬。
胡桃的外壳非常坚硬。

The shell of a walnut is very hard.

這個雞蛋的殼很薄。
这个鸡蛋的壳很薄。

The shell of this egg is very thin.

胡桃 hútáo
胡桃的殼很硬。
胡桃的壳很硬。

The walnut's shell is very hard.

我在海邊撿到了一個漂亮的貝殼。
我在海边捡到了一个漂亮的贝壳。

I found a beautiful shell at the beach.

海邊沙灘上有無數的小貝殼。
海边沙滩上有无数的小贝壳。

There are countless small seashells on the beach.

這次地震是由地殼板塊的運動引起的。
这次地震是由地壳板块的运动引起的。

This earthquake was caused by the movement of tectonic plates in the Earth's crust.

地殼由許多巨大的板塊組成。
地壳由许多巨大的板块组成。

The Earth's crust is composed of many huge plates.

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