鱼/魚 yú — fish

Meanings

1. 1

   fish

   A fish, live or on the plate. Its measure word is 条, used for long thin things, and at New Year a whole fish is served because 鱼 sounds like 余 "surplus".

   noun

Example sentences

• 我最喜欢吃鱼。/我最喜歡吃魚。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) zuì (fourth tone, falling) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) chī (first tone, high and level) yú. (second tone, rising)···

  Fish is my favourite thing to eat.

• 妈妈今天做了鱼。/媽媽今天做了魚。Māma (first tone, high and level) jīntiān (first tone, high and level) zuòle (fourth tone, falling) yú. (second tone, rising)···

  Mum cooked fish today.

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