钓 diào

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Traditional form

釣 diào

Contains the radical

钅 jīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

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

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰钅勺

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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.

鱼 Yú 咬 yǎo 饵 ěr 时 shí , 就 jiù 被 bèi 钓 diào 在 zài 钩 gōu 上 shǎng .

As the fish snaps at the bait, it gets caught on the hook.

河里的 de 鱼 Yú 很多, 我 wǒ 钓 diào 线 xiàn 上 shǎng 的 de 鱼饵 yú ěr 也 Yě 蛮 mán 好 hǎo , 可 kě 这些 zhè xiē 鱼 Yú 越来越 yuè lái yuè 狡猾 jiǎohuá ,今天 jīntiān 就是 jiù shì 不 bù 上钩 shàng gōu .

There are plenty of fish in the river, and good baits on my line, but the fish are getting clever and refuse to rise to the

敢情 gǎn qing 是 shì 钓索在 zài 它 tā 高高隆起 lóng qǐ 的 de 背 bēi 脊 jí 上 shǎng 滑 Huá 动 dòng 了 le 一下 yīxià .

The wire must have slipped on the hill of his back.

下午 xiàwǔ 有 yǒu 一 yī 回 huí ,钓 diào 索 Suǒ 又 yòu 升 shēng 上来 shàng lái 了 le .

Once in the afternoon the line started to rise again.

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