贝
壳

Shell in Chinese: 贝壳 (bèi ké)

bèi ké

shell

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 貝殼1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1shell
  2. 2conch
  3. 3cowry
  4. 4mother of pearl
  5. 5hard outer skin
  6. 6also pr. [bèi qiào]

Stroke order

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贝
壳

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄟˋ

bèi

ㄅ/ bㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄎㄜˊ

ké

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

贝壳

Simplified

貝殼

Traditional

Example sentences

See 贝壳 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 孩子们在海边捡了很多贝壳。

    hái zi men zài hǎi biān jiǎn le hěn duō bèi ké。

    The children collected many shells at the beach.

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Related words

壳

qiào

shell

宝贝

bǎo bèi

treasured object

备课

bèi kè

(of a teacher) to prepare lessons

备受

bèi shòu

to fully experience (good or bad)

备用

bèi yòng

reserve

背面

bèi miàn

the back

背叛

bèi pàn

to betray

背诵

bèi sòng

to recite

被捕

bèi bǔ

to be arrested

奔

bēn

to hurry

奔波

bēn bō

to rush about

奔赴

bēn fù

to rush to

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