How to say “fish” in Chinese
fish, go fishing
“Fish” in Chinese is 钓鱼, diào yú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
钓鱼 is read diào yú: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 钅 “metal”: a metal hook. On the right, 勺 sháo.
A picture of a fish: head, scales, tail.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “钓鱼”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 钓鱼. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 钓鱼最需要的是耐心diàoyúzuìxūyàodeshìnàixīnWhat fishing needs most is patience.
More words from the lesson “Luck and hobbies: the lottery, fishing, collections”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fish” in Chinese?
“Fish” in Chinese is 钓鱼, pinyin diàoyú.
What does 钓鱼 mean?
钓鱼 (diàoyú) means “fish, go fishing”.
How do you write 钓鱼?
钓鱼 is 2 characters: 钓 (diào) — fish (with a rod); 鱼 (yú) — fish. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 钓鱼?
钓鱼 is read diàoyú. Tones: diào — fourth tone, yú — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“fish” in the lesson “Luck and hobbies: the lottery, fishing, collections”
This word is from the topic “Sports and leisure” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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