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鲸鱼

jīng yú · jing yu

Traditional 鯨魚

Measure word: 条 tiáo

Meaning

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  1. whale
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Is a whale a fish?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，墙上(qiángshàng)有(yǒu)一条(yītiáo)大(dà)鲸鱼(jīngyú)！

    Look, there is a big whale on the wall!

  2. Liangliang

    鲸鱼(jīngyú)是(shì)鱼(yú)吗(ma)？

    Is a whale a fish?

  3. Dengdeng

    书上(shūshàng)说(shuō)，它(tā)不是(bùshì)鱼(yú)，它(tā)喝(hē)妈妈(māma)的(de)奶(nǎi)。

    The book says it is not a fish. It drinks its mother's milk.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)为什么(wèishénme)叫(jiào)鲸鱼(jīngyú)？

    Then why is it called a whale fish?

  5. Dengdeng

    名字(míngzi)很(hěn)老了(lǎole)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)这么(zhème)叫(jiào)。

    The name is old. Everyone just calls it that.

  6. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，鲸鱼(jīngyú)先生(xiānsheng)，对不起(duìbuqǐ)，你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)鱼(yú)。

    OK. Mr. Whale, sorry, you are not a fish.

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2 examples
01

一(yì)条(tiáo)受(shòu)伤(shāng)的(de)鲸(jīng)鱼(yú)在(zài)海(hǎi)滩(tān)边(biān)搁(gē)浅(qiǎn)了(le)。

A wounded whale washed up on the beach.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)从(cóng)没(méi)见(jiàn)过(guò)一(yì)条(tiáo)那(nà)么(me)大(dà)的(de)鲸(jīng)鱼(yú)。

I never saw so big a whale.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sacredceltic · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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