Chinese word

贝类

Pronunciation

Pinyinbèi lèi

Meaning

  • nounshellfish

Example

我对贝类过敏，不能吃海鲜。wǒ duì bèi lèi guò mǐn bù néng chī hǎi xiān

I am allergic to shellfish and cannot eat seafood.

Illustration for 贝类 (shellfish)

More examples

我很喜欢吃贝类，尤其是蛤蜊和扇贝。wǒ hěn xǐ huān chī bèi lèi yóu qí shì gé lí hé shàn bèi

I really like eating shellfish, especially clams and scallops.

Core concept

Edible sea animals grouped by their hard outer shells, especially in food and trade.

Common phrases

  • 吃贝类chī bèi lèi

    eat shellfish

  • 对贝类过敏duì bèi lèi guò mǐn

    allergic to shellfish

  • 贝类食品bèi lèi shí pǐn

    shellfish products

Similar words

海鲜hǎi xiān: Seafood in general, covering edible things caught or gathered from the sea.
甲壳类jiǎ qiào lèi: Sea animals with a hard outer covering, such as crabs, shrimp, and other crustaceans.
海产hái chǎn: Goods or food resources produced by the sea, especially those caught for sale or eating.

Definition in Chinese

通常指市场或餐单上所称的带壳海产，常见例子有蛤蜊、牡蛎、扇贝等，侧重食用和流通场景的用法。tōng cháng zhǐ shì chǎng huò cān dān shàng suǒ chēng de dài ké hái chǎn cháng jiàn lì zi yǒu gé lí mǔ lì shàn bèi děng cè zhòng shí yòng hé liú tōng cháng jǐng de yòng fǎ

Word origin

贝 (bèi, "shell") + 类 (lèi, "category") combines a shell image with a grouping word to form a category for shell-bearing seafood.

Usage tips

  • For everyday listening, this category label can leave the exact seafood unspecified, so the surrounding words often provide the particular species or dish.

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