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guī
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. tortoise
  2. 2. turtle

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 8892936)

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Words Containing 龟

缩头乌龟
suō tóu wū guī

a turtle that pulls its head in

龟山乡
guī shān xiāng

Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan

龟公
guī gōng

pimp

龟山
guī shān

Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan

隐龟
yǐn guī

Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)

六龟
liù guī

Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

龟笑鳖无尾
guī xiào biē wú wěi

lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)

乌龟
wū guī

tortoise

龟头
guī tóu

head of a turtle

乌龟壳
wū guī ké

tortoise shell

金龟子
jīn guī zǐ

scarab

龟背竹
guī bèi zhú

split-leaf philodendron

金龟婿
jīn guī xù

wealthy son-in-law

龟兹
qiū cí

ancient Central Asian city state, flourished in first millennium AD, in modern Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang

金龟
jīn guī

tortoise

忍者神龟
rěn zhě shén guī

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, US comic book series, first appeared in 1984, also films, video games etc

粪金龟子
fèn jīn guī zǐ

dung beetle

龟儿子
guī ér zi

(coll.) bastard

九尾龟
jiǔ wěi guī

nine-tailed turtle of mythology

龟壳花
guī ké huā

Formosan pit viper

龟苓膏
guī líng gāo

turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs

粪金龟
fèn jīn guī

dung beetle

龟缩
guī suō

to withdraw

龟友
guī yǒu

turtle enthusiast

龟船
guī chuán

\turtle ship\, armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 壬辰倭亂|壬辰倭乱[rén chén wō luàn]

忍者龟
rěn zhě guī

see 忍者神龜|忍者神龟[rěn zhě shén guī]

六龟乡
liù guī xiāng

Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

龟板
guī bǎn

turtle shell

册府元龟
cè fǔ yuán guī

Prime tortoise of the record bureau, Song dynasty historical encyclopedia of political essays, autobiography, memorials and decrees, compiled 1005-1013 under Wang Qinruo 王欽若|王钦若 and Yang Yi 楊億|杨亿, 1000 scrolls

龟趺
guī fū

pedestal in the form of a tortoise

龟甲宝螺
guī jiǎ bǎo luó

Mauritius cowry

龟壳
guī ké

tortoise shell

龟尾市
guī wěi shì

Gumi city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea

海龟
hǎi guī

turtle

龟孙子
guī sūn zi

(coll.) son of a bitch

老鼠拉龟,无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu

like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)

龟甲万
guī jiǎ wàn

Kikkoman, Japanese brand of soy sauce, food seasonings etc

龟裂
jūn liè

to crack

龟甲
guī jiǎ

tortoise shell