四大家鱼

四大家魚

sìdà jiāyú

noun

Meanings

1 the four domestic carps of China: black carp, grass carp, silver carp and bighead carp

Characters

domestic; farmed

Examples

HSK 7-9

鱼塘里养的多半是四大家鱼。

Yútáng lǐ yǎng de duōbàn shì sìdà jiāyú.

The fish raised in fish ponds are mostly the four domestic carps.

HSK 7-9

四大家鱼吃的东西不一样，所以能在一个池塘里一起养。

Sìdà jiāyú chī de dōngxi bù yíyàng, suǒyǐ néng zài yí ge chítáng lǐ yìqǐ yǎng.

The four domestic carps eat different food, so they can be raised together in one pond.

Tips

culture

家鱼 means 'farmed fish'. The four are 青鱼 black carp, 草鱼 grass carp, 鲢鱼 silver carp and 鳙鱼 bighead carp. Each feeds at its own depth: black carp on snails at the bottom, grass carp on water plants, silver and bighead carp on plankton near the surface. That is why one pond can hold all four.

Stroke Order

四 sì

大 dà

家 jiā

鱼 yú