垂钓

垂釣

chuídiào

verb #39,301

Meanings

1 to angle (with a fishing rod)
2 to fish with a hook and line

Characters

to fish (with rod)

Examples

他喜欢周末到河边垂钓。

Tā xǐhuan zhōumò dào hé biān chuídiào.

He likes to go angling by the river on weekends.

湖边坐着几位垂钓的老人。

Húbiān zuòzhe jǐ wèi chuídiào de lǎorén.

Several elderly anglers sat by the lake.

Tips

register

More elegant/literary than 钓鱼 (diàoyú, to fish). 垂 (chuí, to let hang down) describes the line dropping into the water. 垂钓 is preferred in poetic descriptions and signage at scenic spots; 钓鱼 is the everyday verb.

Stroke Order

垂 chuí

钓 diào