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

HSK 3

他喜欢周末到河边垂钓。

Tā xǐhuan zhōumò dào hébiān chuídiào.

He likes to go angling by the river on weekends.

HSK 5

湖边坐着几位垂钓的老人。

Húbiān zuò zhe jǐ wèi chuídiào de lǎorén.

Several elderly anglers sat by the lake.

Tips

register

More elegant and literary than 钓鱼 (to fish). 垂 (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