钓 diào

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釣 diào

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钅 jīn

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Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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A metal 钅 jīn hook 勺 sháo ; 勺 sháo also provides the pronunciation

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Positional decomposition

⿰钅勺

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不过 bùguò 今 jīn 天 tiān 是 shì 第八十五 shí wǔ 天 tiān ,我 wǒ 该 gāi 一整天好好 hǎo hǎo 钓鱼 diào yú .

But today is eighty - five days and I should fish the day well.

他 tā 正在 zhèngzài 放出 fàng chū 钓 diào 索 Suǒ ,然而 ránér 越来越 yuè lái yuè 慢 màn 了 le .

He was ceding line but more slowly all the time.

钓鱼 diào yú 线 xiàn 给 gěi 水 Shuǐ 下 xià 的 de 草木 cǎo mù 根 gēn 缠住了 le .

The fishline became enmeshed in roots under the water.

“ 我 wǒ 满 Mǎn 想 xiǎng 陪 péi 那 Nā 了不起 liǎobuqǐ 的 de 迪马吉奥去 qù 钓鱼 diào yú , ” 老人 lǎo rén 说 shuì .

" I would like to take the great DiMaggio fishing, " the old man said.

即使 jíshǐ 不 bù 能 Néng 陪 péi 你 nǐ 钓鱼 diào yú , 我 wǒ 也 Yě 很 hěn 想 xiǎng 给 gěi 你 nǐ 多少 duōshǎo 做 zuò 点 diǎn 事 shì . ”

If I cannot fish with you, I would like to serve in some way.

Explore 11 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 钓 diào in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
钓 diào	to fish with a hook and bait	釣 diào
钓鱼 diào yú	to dupe	釣魚
钓鱼岛 Diào yú Dǎo	Diaoyu Islands	釣魚島
钓鱼台 Diào yú tái	Diaoyu or Senkaku Islands between Taiwan and Okinawa (administered by Japan), also known as the Pinnacle Islands	釣魚臺
沽名钓誉 gū míng diào yù	to angle for fame (idiom)	沽名釣譽
钓具 diào jù	fishing tackle	釣具
钓竿 diào gān	fishing rod	釣竿
钓钩 diào gōu	fishhook	釣鉤
垂钓 chuí diào	angling	垂釣
放长线钓大鱼 fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú	use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns	放長線釣大魚
钓鱼者 diào yú zhě	angler	釣魚者

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 钓 diào and their own compounds.

钓 diào

勺 sháo

丶 diǎn , 勹 bāo

钅 jīn

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