How to say “fish” in Chinese
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“Fish” in Chinese is 鱼, yú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
鱼 is read yú. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
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 “鱼”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 鱼. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 妈妈做的鱼很好吃。māmazuòdeyúhěnhǎochīThe fish mom cooks is delicious.
- 请把肉和鱼分开放qǐngbǎròuhéyúfēnkāifàngPlease keep the meat and fish separate.
- 除了牛肉以外，我们还点了鱼。chúleniúròuyǐwài,wǒmenháidiǎnleyúBesides beef, we also ordered fish.
- 这条鱼不怎么新鲜。zhètiáoyúbùzěnmexīnxiānThis fish isn't very fresh.
- 小心这种鱼刺很多xiǎoxīn,zhèzhǒngyúcìhěnduōCareful, this kind of fish has a lot of bones.
- 村里的人靠捕鱼生活。cūnliderénkàobǔyúshēnghuóThe villagers make their living by fishing.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “How people cook and eat”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fish” in Chinese?
“Fish” in Chinese is 鱼, pinyin yú.
What does 鱼 mean?
鱼 (yú) means “fish”.
How do you write 鱼?
鱼 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 鱼?
鱼 is read yú. Tones: yú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fish” in the lesson “How people cook and eat”
This word is from the topic “Things, colors, food” of HSK 2. 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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