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牡蛎

mǔ lì

2-character word Traditional 牡蠣

What 牡蛎 means

1. oyster

The characters in 牡蛎

• 牡mǔ(of a bird, animal or plant) male; key; hills
• 蛎lìoyster

Example sentences

• 你喜不喜欢牡蛎？
  Nǐ xǐ bù xǐhuan mǔlì?
  Do you like oysters?
• 你能生吃牡蛎吗？
  Nǐ néng shēng chī mǔlì ma?
  Can you eat raw oysters?
• 现在牡蛎当季吗？
  Are oysters in season now?
• 我后悔吃了那些牡蛎。
  Wǒ hòuhuǐ chī le nàxiē mǔlì.
  I regret eating those oysters.