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Hanzi

魚 / 鱼

Traditional
魚
Simplified
鱼

fish/CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

yú

Bopomofo

ㄩˊ

Jyutping

jyu2

Example sentences

魚 / 鱼 yú
我喜歡吃魚。
我喜欢吃鱼。

I like to eat fish.

條 / 条 tiáo
河裡有三條魚。
河里有三条鱼。

There are three fish in the river.

人魚 / 人鱼 rényú
孩子們在故事書裡看見一條人魚。
孩子们在故事书里看见一条人鱼。

The children saw a mermaid in the storybook.

打魚 / 打鱼 dǎyú
他們家世代以打魚為生。
他们家世代以打鱼为生。

Their family has made a living by fishing for generations.

為生 / 为生 wéishēng
他們家世代以打魚為生。
他们家世代以打鱼为生。

Their family has made a living by fishing for generations.

Example Vocabulary

捕魚

魚

yu2

fish

三文魚

san1'wen2'yu2

人魚

ren2'yu2

mermaid or merman in stories; also dugong, manatee, or giant salamander in dictionary senses

大魚大肉

da4'yu2'da4'rou4

帶魚

dai4'yu2

打魚

da3'yu2

to fish

吞拿魚

嘉魚

jia1'yu2

墨魚

mo4'yu2

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