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鲤鱼

鲤鱼 (lǐ yú): Carp (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

鲤鱼 consists of 2 characters.

carp, a type of freshwater fish

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Pinyinlǐ yú

Meaningcarp

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word鲤鱼

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 鲤鱼.

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3.

How to Use 鲤鱼 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 鲤鱼 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith条

yī一

tiáo条

lǐ鲤

yú鱼

neutral

a carp

Verb + Objectwith钓

diào钓

lǐ鲤

yú鱼

neutral

fish for carp

Adjective + Nounwith红烧

hóng红

shāo烧

lǐ鲤

yú鱼

Idiom

lǐ鲤

yú鱼

dǎ打

tǐng挺

neutral

carp kip-up

4.

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

formalWritten

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.

nǐ你

jiàn见

guò过

nà那

tiáo条

chuán传

shuō说

zhōng中

néng能

yuè跃

guò过

lóng龙

mén门

de的

jīn金

sè色

lǐ鲤

yú鱼

ma吗

？

Have you seen the legendary golden carp that can leap over the Dragon Gate?

zhè这

ge个

hú湖

lǐ里

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

lǐ鲤

yú鱼

，

zhǐ只

yǒu有

yì一

xiē些

cháng常

jiàn见

de的

jì鲫

yú鱼

hé和

cǎo草

yú鱼

。

There are no carp in this lake, only some common crucian carp and grass carp.

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.

suī虽

rán然

lǐ鲤

yú鱼

cì刺

duō多

，

dàn但

yīn因

qí其

ròu肉

zhì质

xiān鲜

měi美

，

xǔ许

duō多

rén人

réng仍

lè乐

yú于

pǐn品

cháng尝

。

Although carp have many small bones, many people still enjoy tasting them because of their delicious meat.