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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 钓鱼

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
钓鱼 diào yú - to fish (with line and hook); to angle
- (fig.) to entrap
- (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 3,788 12,905 8,165

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
diào- to fish with a hook and line; to angle
- surname Yu
- fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])
- used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1yu2])

Other Words Containing 钓鱼

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
钓鱼 - 7 3,788 12,905 8,165
钓鱼竿 - - 36,938 - -
钓鱼台 - - 53,964 27,433 31,821