虾子

蝦子

xiāzi

noun #25,214

Measure Word

一只虾子 zhī

Meanings

1 shrimp
2 shrimp roe
3 shrimp eggs

Characters

noun suffix (diminutive / colloquial)

Examples

这道菜里放了很多虾子，味道很鲜。

Zhè dào cài lǐ fàng le hěnduō xiāzi, wèidào hěn xiān.

This dish has a lot of shrimp in it and tastes very fresh.

市场上的虾子今天很新鲜。

Shìchǎng shàng de xiāzi jīntiān hěn xīnxiān.

The shrimp at the market are very fresh today.

Tips

usage

虾子 can mean either 'shrimp' (colloquial, especially in southern Chinese dialects) or 'shrimp roe/eggs' depending on context and region. In Mandarin, 虾 alone is more standard for shrimp.

Stroke Order

虾 xiā

子 zǐ