陆龟 (lùguī) · tortoise

Measure Word

一只陆龟 zhī

HSK 5

有些大型陆龟能活一百多岁。

Yǒuxiē dàxíng lùguī néng huó yìbǎi duō suì.

Some large tortoises can live to over a hundred.

HSK 7-9

陆龟生活在陆地上，不像海龟那样在水里游。

Lùguī shēnghuó zài lùdì shàng, bú xiàng hǎiguī nàyàng zài shuǐ lǐ yóu.

Tortoises live on land and don't swim in the water the way sea turtles do.

usage

陆 "land" + 龟 "turtle". Habitat sets the names apart: 海龟 sea turtle, 水龟 freshwater turtle, 陆龟 tortoise. The everyday word for any of them is 乌龟.

陆 lù

龟 guī