红蟹

紅蟹
hóngxiè
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 red crab
  2. 2 any of several crabs with a red carapace; in particular the Christmas Island red crab or Chinese 石蟹

Examples

HSK 7-9
Shèngdàn dǎo de hóngxiè měinián huì jítǐ qiānxǐ dào hǎibiān chǎnluǎn.
Christmas Island's red crabs migrate en masse to the sea each year to spawn.
HSK 7-9
Shìchǎng shàng zhè zhǒng hóngxiè ròuzhì xiānměi.
This kind of red crab at the market has fresh, delicious meat.

Tips

usage
红蟹 is a color-based common name, not a single species. Classical Chinese sources equate it with 石蟹 / 赭甲蟹 - a red-shelled coastal crab. Modern media often uses it for the Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis).

Stroke Order

hóng
xiè