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钓
釣
diào
1.
to fish with a hook and bait
HSK 5
Common • Top 6%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
钓具
diàojù
fishing tackle
垂钓
chuídiào
angling
钓鱼
diàoyú
to fish (with line and hook)
钓钩
diàogōu
fishhook
钓竿
diàogān
fishing rod
钓杆
diàogǎn
fishing rod
钓客
diàokè
angler
钓鱼台
Diàoyútái
Diaoyu or Senkaku Islands between Taiwan and Okinawa (administered by Japan), also known as the Pinnacle Islands
钓凯子
diàokǎizi
(slang) (of women) to hunt for rich, attractive guys
钓钩儿
diàogōur
erhua variant of [[釣鉤|钓钩<diàogōu>]]
钓鱼岛
DiàoyúDǎo
Senkaku Islands (administered by Japan as part of Okinawa prefecture)
钓鱼杆
diàoyúgān
fishing rod
钓鱼者
diàoyúzhě
angler
钓鱼执法
diàoyúzhífǎ
entrapment (law)
沽名钓誉
gūmíngdiàoyù
to angle for fame (idiom)
稳坐钓鱼台
wěnzuòdiàoyútái
lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
钓鱼式攻击
diàoyúshìgōngjī
phishing attack (computing)
放长线钓大鱼
fàngchángxiàndiàodàyú
use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
tàigōngdiàoyú,yuànzhěshànggōu
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage [[薑子牙|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
Jiāngtàigōngdiàoyú,yuànzhěshànggōu
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage [[薑子牙|姜子牙]] fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,304
- Word Frequency Rank
- 5,309 of 84,292