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diào
HSK 2.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. to fish with a hook and bait

Example Sentences

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我想去 鱼。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9415395)

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Words Containing 钓

钓客
diào kè

angler

钓杆
diào gǎn

fishing rod

沽名钓誉
gū míng diào yù

to angle for fame (idiom)

钓钩
diào gōu

fishhook

钓鱼杆
diào yú gān

fishing rod

钓鱼岛
diào yú dǎo

Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also called the Pinnacle Islands

钓具
diào jù

fishing tackle

姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu

Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái

lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)

钓鱼者
diào yú zhě

angler

钓鱼
diào yú

to fish (with line and hook)

钓凯子
diào kǎi zi

(slang) (of women) to hunt for rich, attractive guys

稳坐钓鱼台
wěn zuò diào yú tái

lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)

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

垂钓
chuí diào

angling

太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu

Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

钓鱼式攻击
diào yú shì gōng jī

phishing attack (computing)

钓鱼执法
diào yú zhí fǎ

entrapment (law)

钓鱼台
diào yú tái

Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which calls them the Senkaku Islands – but claimed by China as part of its territory

钓竿
diào gān

fishing rod