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diào

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diào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
diào | diao4
English translation
to fish with a hook and bait
fishhook; to fish, to lure

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About diào

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

diào

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A metal  jīn hook  sháo sháo also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of diào

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

钅勺

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Example sentences using diào

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钓鱼 diào yú 线 xiàn gěi Shuǐ xià de 草木 cǎo mù gēn 缠住 le .

The fishline became enmeshed in roots under the water.

yǎo ěr shí , jiù bèi diào zài gōu shǎng .

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

河里 de 很多, diào 线 xiàn shǎng de 鱼饵 yú ěr mán hǎo , 这些 zhè xiē 越来越 yuè lái yuè 狡猾 jiǎohuá ,今天 jīntiān 就是 jiù shì 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 shì 钓索 zài 高高隆起 lóng qǐ de bēi shǎng Huá dòng le 一下 yīxià .

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

下午 xiàwǔ yǒu huí , diào Suǒ yòu shēng 上来 shàng lái le .

Once in the afternoon the line started to rise again.

Words with diào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
diào to fish with a hook and bait 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

diào Decomposition & Compounds

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diào Decomposition

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