钓
鱼

To fish (with line and hook) in Chinese: 钓鱼 (diào yú)

diào yú

to fish (with line and hook)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 釣魚1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to fish (with line and hook)
  2. 2to dupe

Stroke order

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钓
鱼

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧㄠˋ

diào

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄩˊ

yú

ㄩ/ üˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

钓鱼

Simplified

釣魚

Traditional

Example sentences

See 钓鱼 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 爷爷喜欢周末去河边钓鱼。

    yé ye xǐ huan zhōu mò qù hé biān diào yú。

    Grandpa likes to go fishing by the river on weekends.

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Related words

鱼

yú

fish

钓

diào

to fish with a hook and bait

鳄鱼

è yú

alligator

鲨鱼

shā yú

shark

沽名钓誉

gū míng diào yù

to angle for fame (idiom)

调度

diào dù

to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc)

调侃

tiáo kǎn

to ridicule

调控

tiáo kòng

to regulate

调料

tiáo liào

condiment

调试

tiáo shì

to debug

掉队

diào duì

to fall behind

掉头

diào tóu

to turn one's head

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