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鳄鱼

鳄鱼 (è yú): Crocodile (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

鳄鱼 consists of 2 characters.

crocodile; alligator

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Pinyinè yú

MeaningCrocodile

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word鳄鱼

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3.

How to Use 鳄鱼 in Sentences

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Verb + Objectwith看到

kàn看

dào到

è鳄

yú鱼

neutral

see a crocodile

Adjective + Nounwith凶猛

xiōng凶

měng猛

de的

è鳄

yú鱼

Noun + Nounwith皮

è鳄

yú鱼

pí皮

neutral

crocodile skin

Measure Word + Nounwith条

yī一

tiáo条

è鳄

yú鱼

Idiomwith眼泪

è鳄

yú鱼

yǎn眼

lèi泪

4.

Example Sentences with 鳄鱼

è鳄

yú鱼

zài在

shuǐ水

lǐ里

yóu游

yǒng泳

neutral

fierce crocodile

neutral

a crocodile/alligator

formal

crocodile tears

。

The crocodile is swimming in the water.

zài在

rè热

dài带

yǔ雨

lín林

tàn探

xiǎn险

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

yì意

wài外

dì地

fā发

xiàn现

le了

yì一

tiáo条

qián潜

fú伏

zài在

zhǎo沼

zé泽

zhōng中

de的

è鳄

yú鱼

。

While exploring the tropical rainforest, we unexpectedly discovered a crocodile lurking in the swamp.

nǐ你

tīng听

shuō说

guò过

è鳄

yú鱼

pí皮

zhì制

chéng成

de的

shē奢

chǐ侈

pǐn品

shǒu手

dài袋

jià价

gé格

jí极

qí其

áng昂

guì贵

ma吗

？

Have you heard that luxury handbags made from crocodile skin are extremely expensive?

dòng动

wù物

yuán园

lǐ里

yǒu有

yī一

zhī只

dà大

è鳄

yú鱼

。

There is a big crocodile in the zoo.

jìn尽

guǎn管

wài外

biǎo表

xiōng凶

měng猛

，

dàn但

nà那

tiáo条

è鳄

yú鱼

shí实

jì际

shang上

bìng并

wèi未

duì对

yóu游

kè客

gòu构

chéng成

rèn任

hé何

wēi威

xié胁

。

Despite its fierce appearance, that crocodile actually posed no threat to the tourists.

wǒ我

zuó昨

wǎn晚

zuò做

le了

gè个

è噩

mèng梦

，

mèng梦

jiàn见

yì一

zhī只

jù巨

dà大

de的

è鳄

yú鱼

zhèng正

zài在

zhuī追

gǎn赶

wǒ我

。

I had a nightmare last night, dreaming that a huge crocodile was chasing me.

è鳄

yú鱼

shì是

wēi危

xiǎn险

de的

dòng动

wù物

，

rén人

men们

yào要

xiǎo小

xīn心

。

Crocodiles are dangerous animals, so people need to be careful.

yóu由

yú于

qī栖

xī息

dì地

zāo遭

dào到

pò破

huài坏

，

xǔ许

duō多

è鳄

yú鱼

wù物

zhǒng种

zhèng正

miàn面

lín临

zhe着

shēng生

cún存

wēi危

jī机

。

Due to the destruction of their habitats, many crocodile species are facing a survival crisis.

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