节肢动物

節肢動物
jiézhī dòngwù
noun #71,834

Meanings

  1. 1 arthropod

Examples

HSK 7-9
Xiā, zhīzhū hé wúgōng dōu shǔyú jiézhī dòngwù.
Shrimps, spiders and centipedes are all arthropods.
HSK 7-9
Jiézhī dòngwù de shēntǐ fēnchéng hěnduō jié, wàimian bāo zhe yì céng jiānyìng de wàigǔgé.
An arthropod has a body made of segments, covered by a hard exoskeleton.

Tips

memory
节 'joint' plus 肢 'limb': animals with jointed legs. It is the largest group in the animal kingdom, taking in insects, spiders, crabs, shrimps and centipedes.

Stroke Order

节 jié
肢 zhī
动 dòng
物 wù