后盖 (hòu gài) — back cover (of a device, book, etc.); carapace, shell (of a crab, turtle, etc.)
Definition
后盖 (hòu gài) is literally 'rear cover' — the back shell of a device (phone, camera) or the carapace/shell of a crustacean or turtle. Two unrelated senses share the word.
noun
back cover (of a device, book, etc.)carapaceshell (of a crab, turtle, etc.)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 后盖，。Wǒ de shǒu jī hòu gài shuāi huài le, xū yào huàn yí gè xīn de.The back cover of my phone broke from a fall and needs to be replaced with a new one.
- 后盖。Zhè ge xiàng jī de hòu gài kě yǐ chāi xià lái qīng xǐ.The back cover of this camera can be removed for cleaning.
- 后盖，。Páng xiè de hòu gài hěn yìng, bù róng yì dǎ kāi.A crab's shell is very hard and not easy to open.
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