qiào
Pinyin

Definition

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qiào
  1. shell
  2. carapace
  3. crust (earth's crust etc)
  4. also pr. [ké]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

wài ké
  1. 1 envelope
  2. 2 outer shell
  3. 3 hull
  4. 4 cover
  5. 5 case
qiào
  1. 1 shell
  2. 2 carapace
  3. 3 crust (earth's crust etc)
  4. 4 also pr. [ké]
nǎo ké
  1. 1 skull
  2. 2 (fig.) brain (mental capacity)
shǐ ké làng
  1. 1 see 屎蚵螂[shǐ kē láng]
jī qiào
  1. 1 case, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc)
Jiǎ qiào chóng
  1. 1 the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)
dàn ké
  1. 1 eggshell
bèi ké
  1. 1 shell
  2. 2 conch
  3. 3 cowry
  4. 4 mother of pearl
  5. 5 hard outer skin
  6. 6 also pr. [bèi qiào]
qū qiào
  1. 1 the body (housing the soul)
guī ké
  1. 1 tortoise shell
dì qiào
  1. 1 the Earth's crust
dàn ké
  1. 1 ammunition case
zhǐ qiào
  1. 1 bitter orange (Fructus aurantii) (used in TCM)
yē ké
  1. 1 coconut shell
ké r5
  1. 1 shell
  2. 2 crust
Qiào pái
  1. 1 see 殼牌公司|壳牌公司[Qiào pái gōng sī]
jiǎ qiào
  1. 1 carapace
  2. 2 crust
  3. 3 outer shell
  4. 4 also pr. [jiǎ ké]
jiǎ qiào sù
  1. 1 chitin
pí qiào
  1. 1 carapace
  2. 2 hard outer shell
  3. 3 also pr. [pí ké]
yìng ké
  1. 1 crust
  2. 2 hard shell

Idioms (1)

金蝉脱壳
jīn chán tuō qiào
  1. 1 lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
  2. 2 a crafty escape plan

Sample Sentences

像废纸、塑料瓶、玻璃、旧衣服、饮料罐什么的可以回收。瓜果皮、花生壳、面包等不可回收。对了,餐巾纸和卫生纸水溶性太强了,也不可回收。
xiàng fèizhǐ 、sùliàopíng 、bōli 、jiù yīfu 、yǐnliàoguàn shénme de kěyǐ huíshōu 。guāguǒ pí 、huāshēng ké 、miànbāo děng bù kě huíshōu 。duìle ,cānjīnzhǐ hé wèishēngzhǐ shuǐróngxìng tài qiáng le ,yě bù kě huíshōu 。
Stuff like wastepaper, plastic bottles, glass, old clothes, beverage cans and whatnot are all recyclable. Stuff like fruit peels, peanut shells, bread and such are not recyclable. Oh right, napkins and toilet paper break down too easily in water, so they are also not recyclable.
喝黄酒吃大闸蟹时的工具还很讲究,最神奇的是吃完螃蟹以后,蟹壳还可以完整拼回原来的样子。
hē huángjiǔ chī dàzháxiè shí de gōngjù hái hěn jiǎngjiu ,zuì shénqí de shì chīwán pángxiè yǐhòu ,xiè ké hái kěyǐ wánzhěng pīn huí yuánlái de yàngzi 。
The tools for drinking huangjiu and eating Chinese mitten crabs are also very specialized. The most fascinating thing is that after you've eaten the crabs, the crab shell can be completely reassembled into its original appearance.
既然有这么多楼,就不该有那么多像我一样的无壳蜗牛吧?
jìrán yǒu zhème duō lóu ,jiù bù gāi yǒu nàme duō xiàng wǒ yīyàng de wú ké Wōniú ba ?
Given there are so many apartment blocks, there shouldn't be so many snails without shells like me, no?
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我看我们也只能继续当无壳蜗牛了。
wǒ kàn wǒmen yě zhǐnéng jìxù dāng wú ké Wōniú le 。
I guess our only option is to continue to be snails without shells.
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杂牌货这肯定是没保障的,我看你这服务电话打了也说不定是个空壳公司。
zápáihuò zhè kěndìng shì méi bǎozhàng de ,wǒ kàn nǐ zhè fúwù diànhuà dǎ le yě shuōbúdìng shì ge kòngké gōngsī 。
If it's not a brand name product it won't have a guarantee. The service number you called could even be just a shell company.
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可是它货送来了呀,要是空壳公司我怎么办呀?钱都汇过去了。
kěshì tā huò sòng lái le ya ,yàoshì kòngké gōngsī wǒ zěnme bàn ya ?qián dōu huì guòqù le 。
But they delivered the unit OK. If it is a shell company, how do I proceed? I already sent the money.
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看,你的手机壳就是海贼王!我记得,刚才有人说自己不喜欢卡通。
kàn ,nǐ de shǒujīké jiùshì hǎizéiwáng !wǒ jìde ,gāngcái yǒu rén shuō zìjǐ bù xǐhuan kǎtōng 。
Look, you've got a One Piece phone cover right there! I seem to remember someone saying just now that they didn't like cartoons.
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先把头和尾巴剥掉,再把身上的壳剥掉。
xiān bǎ tóu hé wěiba bō diào ,zài bǎ shēnshàng de ké bō diào 。
First peel off its head and tail, then peel off the shell on its body.
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哦,那你记好了,名字叫 《 攻壳机动队 》。
ō ,nà nǐ jì hǎo le ,míngzi jiào 《 Gōngqiàojīdòngduì 》。
Huh, so remember: It's called ``Ghost in the Shell."