Chinese word

钓鱼

Pronunciation

Pinyindiào yú

Meaning

  • verbgo fishing

Example

周末我们去钓鱼吧。zhōu mò wǒ men qù diào yú ba

Let's go fishing this weekend.

Illustration for 钓鱼 (go fishing)

More examples

去年开始这个公园禁止在湖里钓鱼。qù nián kāi shǐ zhè ge gōng yuán jìn zhǐ zài hú lǐ diào yú

Since last year, fishing has been prohibited in the lake in this park.

Core concept

Bait and a hook create a link between a person above the water and a fish below it, with the line carrying the fish upward.

Common phrases

  • 在河边钓鱼zài hé biān diào yú

    fish by the river

  • 去钓鱼qù diào yú

    go fishing

  • 业余时间钓鱼yè yú shí jiān diào yú

    fish in one's spare time

Similar words

钓diào: Use bait and a hook to catch fish on a line.
捕鱼bǔ yú: Take fish from the water with nets or fishing equipment.
打鱼dǎ yú: Fish in rivers or the sea from a boat with fishing gear.

Definition in Chinese

用鱼饵和线、钩等在河、湖、海等水域把鱼从水中钩上来的动作或活动。yòng yú ěr hé xiàn gōu děng zài hé hú hǎi děng shuǐ yù bǎ yú cóng shuǐ zhōng gōu shàng lái de dòng zuò huò huó dòng

Word origin

钓鱼 (diàoyú, "go fishing") is a transparent verb-object compound made from 钓 (diào, "catch with a hook and line") + 鱼 (yú, "fish").

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this word names the whole leisure activity even when no fish is caught, so a separate expression is needed to report a successful catch.

Other meanings

  • catch fishverb
  • fishingnoun

Related words

  • 钓鱼执照diào yú zhí zhàofishing licensenoun
  • 钓鱼船diào yú chuánfishing boatnoun

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