洄游

huíyóu
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 (of fish) to migrate
  2. 2 to swim back upstream to spawn
  3. 3 migration (of fish)

Examples

HSK 6
Hěnduō yú huì zài dōngtiān huíyóu dào wēnnuǎn de hǎiyù.
Many fish migrate to warmer waters in winter.
HSK 7-9
Xiūjiàn dàbà yǐhòu, zhōnghuáxún de huíyóu lùxiàn bèi dǎngzhù le.
After the dam was built, the Chinese sturgeon's migration route was cut off.

Tips

usage
Used of fish and other sea animals that travel each year between feeding, wintering and spawning grounds; salmon, 鲑鱼, swimming back up the river where they hatched are the classic case. Birds migrate with a different word, 迁徙.

Stroke Order

洄 huí
游 yóu