软体动物

軟體動物

ruǎntǐ dòngwù

noun #51,438

Measure Word

一种软体动物 zhǒng

Meanings

1 mollusk
2 soft-bodied invertebrate (phylum Mollusca)

Characters

thing, creature

Examples

HSK 7-9

蜗牛、章鱼都属于软体动物。

Wōniú, zhāngyú dōu shǔyú ruǎntǐ dòngwù.

Snails and octopuses are both mollusks.

HSK 7-9

软体动物的种类非常多。

Ruǎntǐ dòngwù de zhǒnglèi fēicháng duō.

There are a huge number of species of mollusks.

Tips

memory

Literally "soft-body animal" - 软 (soft) + 体 (body) + 动物 (animal). Once you see this pattern, 无脊椎动物 (invertebrate), 节肢动物 (arthropod) etc. all decode the same way.

Stroke Order

软 ruǎn

体 tǐ

动 dòng

物 wù