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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[xiā]
  1. 1. noun shrimp
    lobster

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[xiā]
  1. 1. noun shrimp; prawn
    a shoal of shrimps

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[xiā]
  1. 1. 某些节肢动物的统称。身体分头、胸、腹三部分,腹部由许多环节构成,体外有薄而透明的软壳,头、胸、腹部都有附肢。生活在淡水或海水里。种类很多,常见的有对、毛、米、白、龙等。

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、蟹不过是大海中渺小的介虫罢了。
Shrimps and crabs are only small crustaceans in the ocean.
齐白石的画得极为入神。

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