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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 钓 | diào | - to fish with a hook and line; to angle |
| 鱼 | yú | - surname Yu |
| 鱼 | yú | - 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
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