蟹 (xiè) — crab

Definition

Examples

• 这个蟹很大，至少有半斤重。
  Zhè ge xiè hěn dà, zhì shǎo yǒu bàn jīn zhòng.
  This crab is huge—it weighs at least half a jin.
• 海边的人喜欢捉蟹吃。
  Hǎi biān de rén xǐ huan zhuō xiè chī.
  People by the seaside like to catch crabs to eat.
• 清蒸蟹是最常见的做法。
  Qīng zhēng xiè shì zuì cháng jiàn de zuò fǎ.
  Steamed crab is the most common way to cook it.