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鲤鱼
鲤鱼 (lǐ yú): Carp (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
鲤 • lǐ • carp, a type of freshwater fish
lǐ
鲤
carp, a type of freshwater fish
鱼 • yú • fish • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
yú
鱼
fish
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 鲤鱼.
Words with
鱼
钓鱼
diào yú
to fish (with line and hook)
鲨鱼
shā yú
shark
鳄鱼
è yú
Crocodile
咸鱼
xián yú
salted fish
大鱼
dà yú
big fish
捕鱼
bǔ yú
to fish; fishing
炸鱼
zhà yú
deep-fried fish; blast fish (with explosives)
章鱼
zhāng yú
octopus
4.
How to Use 鲤鱼 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
条
yī
一
tiáo
条
lǐ
鲤
yú
鱼
neutral
a carp
Verb + Object
with
钓
diào
钓
lǐ
鲤
yú
鱼
neutral
fish for carp
Adjective + Noun
with
红烧
hóng
红
shāo
烧
lǐ
鲤
yú
鱼
Idiom
lǐ
鲤
yú
鱼
dǎ
打
tǐng
挺
neutral
carp kip-up
5.
Example Sentences with 鲤鱼
zhè
这
shì
是
yī
一
tiáo
条
lǐ
鲤
yú
鱼
neutral
braised carp
lǐ
鲤
yú
鱼
yuè
跃
lóng
龙
mén
门
formal
Written
carp leaping over the dragon gate
。
This is a carp.
zhè
这
dào
道
qīng
清
zhēng
蒸
lǐ
鲤
yú
鱼
xiān
鲜
nèn
嫩
kě
可
kǒu
口
，
shì
是
zhè
这
jiā
家
cān
餐
tīng
厅
de
的
zhāo
招
pái
牌
cài
菜
。
This steamed carp is tender and delicious, and it's the signature dish of this restaurant.
gēn
根
jù
据
shēng
生
wù
物
xué
学
yán
研
jiū
究
，
lǐ
鲤
yú
鱼
duì
对
huán
环
jìng
境
biàn
变
huà
化
de
的
shì
适
yìng
应
néng
能
lì
力
fēi
非
cháng
常
qiáng
强
。
According to biological research, carp have a very strong ability to adapt to environmental changes.
chí
池
táng
塘
lǐ
里
yǒu
有
hěn
很
duō
多
lǐ
鲤
yú
鱼
zài
在
yóu
游
lái
来
yóu
游
qù
去
。
There are many carps swimming around in the pond.
zài
在
zhōng
中
guó
国
wén
文
huà
化
zhōng
中
，
lǐ
鲤
yú
鱼
xiàng
象
zhēng
征
zhe
着
hǎo
好
yùn
运
hé
和
chéng
成
gōng
功
。
In Chinese culture, the carp symbolizes good luck and success.
