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

Shèngdàn dǎo de hóngxiè měi nián huì jítǐ qiānxǐ dào hǎibiān chǎn luǎn.
Christmas Island's red crabs migrate en masse to the sea each year to spawn.
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 (e.g. Xinhua dictionary) equate it with / — a red-shelled coastal crab. Modern media often uses it for the Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis).

Stroke Order

hóng
xiè