大马哈鱼

大馬哈魚

dàmǎhāyú

noun #24,727

Measure Word

一条大马哈鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 salmon (Pacific salmon)
2 chum salmon

Characters

big; great (phonetic prefix)

horse (phonetic)

Examples

HSK 4

东北地区的大马哈鱼资源非常丰富。

Dōngběi dìqū de dàmǎhāyú zīyuán fēicháng fēngfù.

The Northeast region has very abundant salmon resources.

HSK 7-9

大马哈鱼每年秋天洄游产卵。

Dàmǎhāyú měinián qiūtiān huíyóu chǎnluǎn.

Salmon migrate upstream every autumn to spawn.

Tips

culture

大马哈 is a transliteration from the Tungus/Manchu word for this fish. It specifically refers to Pacific salmon species found in Northeast China (Heilongjiang river basin), rather than Atlantic salmon (三文鱼, the sushi variety).

Stroke Order

大 dà

马 mǎ

哈 hā

鱼 yú