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鱼

yú · yu/Yú · yu

Traditional 魚

HSK 2Measure words: 条 tiáo, 尾 wěi

Meaning

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yú 魚

  1. fish

Yú 魚

  1. surname Yu
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Catch and release

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)去(qù)钓鱼(diàoyú)了(le)？钓到(diàodào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    You went fishing yesterday? Did you catch anything?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)钓(diào)了(le)一整天(yīzhěngtiān)，只(zhǐ)钓到(diàodào)一条(yītiáo)小鱼(xiǎoyú)。

    I fished all day and caught only one small fish.

  3. Dengdeng

    那条(nàtiáo)鱼(yú)大不大(dàbùdà)？

    Was that fish big?

  4. Liangliang

    很(hěn)小(xiǎo)，我(wǒ)又(yòu)把(bǎ)它(tā)放回(fànghuí)水(shuǐ)里(lǐ)了(le)。

    Very small. I put it back in the water.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)！鱼(yú)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)感谢(gǎnxiè)你(nǐ)。

    How kind! The fish must be grateful.

  6. Liangliang

    它(tā)游走(yóuzǒu)的时候(deshíhou)，好像(hǎoxiàng)在(zài)笑(xiào)我(wǒ)。

    As it swam away, it seemed to laugh at me.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

鱼(yú)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)是(shì)以(yǐ)磅(bàng)为(wéi)单(dān)位(wèi)来(lái)出(chū)售(shòu)。

Fish is sold by the pound here.

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

02

鲨(shā)鱼(yú)的(de)皮(pí)比(bǐ)鲔(wěi)鱼(yú)的(de)皮(pí)粗(cū)糙(cāo)多(duō)了(le)。

The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.

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

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