宝应湖大闸蟹

寶應湖大閘蟹

Bǎoyìng Hú dàzháxiè

noun

Measure Word

一只宝应湖大闸蟹 zhī

Meanings

1 Baoying Lake hairy crab
2 Chinese mitten crab from Baoying Lake in Jiangsu (a PDO-style regional brand)

Characters

treasure (place name)

respond (place name)

Examples

HSK 4

我们在淮安的朋友寄来了一箱宝应湖大闸蟹。

Wǒmen zài Huái'ān de péngyǒu jì lái le yī xiāng Bǎoyìnghúdàzháxiè.

Our friends in Huai'an sent us a box of Baoying Lake hairy crabs.

HSK 7-9

宝应湖大闸蟹以肉质鲜甜著称。

Bǎoyìnghúdàzháxiè yǐ ròuzhì xiāntián zhùchēng.

Baoying Lake hairy crabs are renowned for their sweet, fresh flesh.

Tips

culture

Baoying Lake sits in northern Jiangsu's Hongze Lake basin. Its crabs carry an official 地理标志产品 (geographical indication) designation, putting them in the same league as Yangcheng Lake and Jun Shan Lake as named regional hairy-crab brands.

Stroke Order

宝 bǎo

应 yīng

湖 hú

大 dà

闸 zhá

蟹 xiè