河虾 (héxiā) · river shrimp, freshwater shrimp

Measure Word

一只河虾 zhī

Meanings

1 river shrimp
2 freshwater shrimp

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

Small freshwater shrimp, mostly the oriental river prawn: blue-grey, 5 to 9 cm long, widely farmed along the middle and lower Yangtze. The shelled meat makes 龙井虾仁, and live ones are soaked in rice wine as 醉虾.

Contains shellfish

Also called 青虾

Used in 2 dishes

醉虾 zuìxiā

韭菜炒河虾 jiǔcài chǎo héxiā

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

我在菜市场买了半斤河虾。

Wǒ zài càishìchǎng mǎi le bàn jīn héxiā.

I bought a quarter kilo of river shrimp at the market.

HSK 4

河虾要买活的才新鲜。

Héxiā yào mǎi huó de cái xīnxian.

River shrimp are only fresh if you buy them alive.

Tips

usage

河虾 'river shrimp' means freshwater shrimp in general, as opposed to 海虾 (sea shrimp). A common one is 青虾, the oriental river prawn, which is farmed widely along the middle and lower Yangtze.