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渔夫

yú fū · yu fu

Traditional 漁夫

Meaning

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  1. fisherman
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The fisherman's fish

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)渔夫(yúfū)。

    There's a fisherman in this book.

  2. Liangliang

    他(tā)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)去(qù)海边(hǎibiān)钓鱼(diàoyú)吗(ma)？

    Does he go fishing by the sea every day?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，可是(kěshì)这个(zhège)渔夫(yúfū)从来不(cóngláibù)吃(chī)鱼(yú)。

    Yes, but this fisherman never eats fish.

  4. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？渔夫(yúfū)怎么能(zěnmenéng)不吃(bùchī)鱼(yú)？

    Why? How can a fisherman not eat fish?

  5. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)他(tā)怕(pà)鱼刺(yúcì)，鱼(yú)都(dōu)送给(sònggěi)邻居(línjū)了(le)。

    Because he fears fish bones. He gives all the fish to his neighbors.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)他的(tāde)邻居(línjū)太(tài)幸福(xìngfú)了(le)！

    Then his neighbors are so lucky!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)位(wèi)渔(yú)夫(fū)每(měi)天(tiān)清(qīng)晨(chén)出(chū)海(hǎi)捕(bǔ)鱼(yú)。

That fisherman goes out to sea to fish every early morning.

02

渔(yú)夫(fū)把(bǎ)船(chuán)停(tíng)在(zài)岸(àn)边(biān)，开(kāi)始(shǐ)修(xiū)补(bǔ)渔(yú)网(wǎng)。

The fisherman stopped the boat by the shore and began to mend his fishing net.

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