Word information
Simplified蝉翼
Traditional蟬翼
Pinyinchán yì
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 蝉翼
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.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
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蝉虾chán xiāslipper lobster (family Scyllaridae)
蝉猴chán hóu(coll.) newly-emerged cicada nymph