外骨骼

wàigǔgé

noun #37,645

Meanings

1 exoskeleton (zoology)
2 external skeleton (also: powered exosuit)

Characters

outside; external

skeleton; bony frame

Examples

昆虫和螃蟹都有外骨骼。

Kūnchóng hé pángxiè dōu yǒu wàigǔgé.

Insects and crabs both have exoskeletons.

工人穿上外骨骼后能轻松搬重物。

Gōngrén chuān shàng wàigǔgé hòu néng qīngsōng bān zhòngwù.

Workers can easily carry heavy objects after putting on the exoskeleton suit.

Tips

memory

外 (outside) + 骨骼 (skeleton) — a transparent calque of the Greek-rooted 'exo-skeleton'. The opposite 内骨骼 (nèigǔgé, 'endoskeleton') describes vertebrate bones inside the body.

Stroke Order

外 wài

骨 gǔ

骼 gé