江苏大闸蟹

江蘇大閘蟹

Jiāngsūdàzháxiè

noun

Measure Word

一只江苏大闸蟹 zhī

Meanings

1 Jiangsu hairy crab
2 Chinese mitten crab from Jiangsu Province (a regional brand)

Characters

river (part of place name)

revive (part of place name)

Examples

中秋前后，江苏大闸蟹最为肥美。

Zhōngqiū qiánhòu, Jiāngsū dàzháxiè zuì wéi féiměi.

Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, Jiangsu hairy crabs are at their plumpest.

他每年都要买几箱江苏大闸蟹送礼。

Tā měi nián dōu yào mǎi jǐ xiāng Jiāngsū dàzháxiè sònglǐ.

Every year he buys several boxes of Jiangsu hairy crabs to give as gifts.

Tips

culture

Jiangsu is the heartland of Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) production. The most prestigious sub-brands come from within Jiangsu — Yangcheng Lake (阳澄湖) above all — with Baoying Lake and Jun Shan Lake crabs marketed as regional PDO-style products.

Stroke Order

江 jiāng

苏 sū

大 dà

闸 zhá

蟹 xiè