Chinese word dictionary

蛤蚧

gé jiè · tokay gecko (Gekko gecko), used in TCM

Word information

Simplified蛤蚧
Traditional蛤蚧
Pinyingé jiè
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 蛤蚧

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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