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金鱼

jīn yú · jin yu

Traditional 金魚

Meaning

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  1. goldfish
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Fishing for goldfish

  1. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，那边(nàbian)可以(kěyǐ)捞(lāo)金鱼(jīnyú)！

    Look, you can scoop goldfish over there!

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想要(xiǎngyào)那条(nàtiáo)红色(hóngsè)的(de)金鱼(jīnyú)。

    I want that red goldfish.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)捞(lāo)了(le)三次(sāncì)，纸网(zhǐwǎng)都(dōu)破(pò)了(le)。

    You scooped three times and the paper nets all broke.

  4. Dengdeng

    第四次(dìsìcì)一定(yīdìng)行(xíng)！好(hǎo)，捞到(lāodào)了(le)！

    The fourth time will work! There, I got one!

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你家(nǐjiā)有(yǒu)鱼缸(yúgāng)吗(ma)？

    But do you have a fish tank at home?

  6. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)……我(wǒ)先(xiān)用(yòng)杯子(bēizi)养(yǎng)吧(ba)。

    No... I'll keep it in a cup first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

人(rén)是(shì)不(bu)是(shì)就(jiù)像(xiàng)鱼(yú)缸(gāng)中(zhōng)的(de)金(jīn)鱼(yú)一(yí)样(yàng)？

Are humans like goldfish in a fishbowl?

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by nonong · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)在(zài)集(jí)市(shì)上(shàng)买(mǎi)了(le)两(liǎng)条(tiáo)红(hóng)色(sè)的(de)金(jīn)鱼(yú)。

He bought two red goldfish at the market.

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