钓鱼

diào yú

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to fish (with line and hook)
2. to dupe

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 上当 shàng dàng 上当 shàng dàng taken in (by sb's deceit) To be duped (complementary to 'dupe' sense): taken in (by sb's deceit)

Register variants

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• 垂钓 chuí diào 垂钓 chuí diào angling Formal or literary term for angling: angling

Related words

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• 捕鱼 bǔ yú 捕鱼 bǔ yú to catch fish General term for catching fish, not limited to using a rod: to catch fish

Synonyms

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• 哄骗 hǒng piàn 哄骗 hǒng piàn to deceive For the figurative meaning 'to dupe': to deceive

Usage notes

Collocations

In the sense of 'dupe', it often appears as 钓鱼网站 (phishing website). Not used for scamming in person.

Common mistakes

钓鱼 only means fishing with a rod and line, not net or commercial fishing. Use 捕鱼 for general fishing.

Example Sentences

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我姥爷喜欢 钓鱼 。

My maternal grandfather likes fishing.

我想去 钓鱼 。

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Words Containing 钓鱼

• 任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 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)
• 太公钓鱼，愿者上钩 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
• 姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩 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
• 稳坐钓鱼台 稳坐钓鱼台 wěn zuò diào yú tái: lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)
• 钓鱼执法 钓鱼执法 diào yú zhí fǎ: entrapment (law)
• 钓鱼岛 钓鱼岛 diào yú dǎo: Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also called the Pinnacle Islands
• 钓鱼式攻击 钓鱼式攻击 diào yú shì gōng jī: phishing attack (computing)
• 钓鱼杆 钓鱼杆 diào yú gān: fishing rod
• 钓鱼者 钓鱼者 diào yú zhě: angler
• 钓鱼台 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

Child Words of 钓鱼

• 钓 钓 diào: to fish with a hook and bait
• 鱼 鱼 yú: fish