Word information
Simplified胭脂鱼
Traditional胭脂魚
Pinyinyān zhī yú
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Chinese word dictionary
胭脂鱼
yān zhī yú · Chinese high-fin banded shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus)
Character breakdown
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How to learn 胭脂鱼
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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[bao4 yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4 yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1 yu2]); surname Yu
钓鱼diàoyúto fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap; (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing
鲨鱼shāyúshark
脂肪zhīfángfat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)
鳄鱼èyúalligator; crocodile (CL:條|条[tiao2])
鲤鱼lǐyúcarp