海鱼

海魚

hǎiyú

noun #65,471

Measure Word

一条海鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 sea fish
2 saltwater fish

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

住在海边的人几乎天天吃海鱼。

Zhù zài hǎibiān de rén jīhū tiāntiān chī hǎiyú.

People who live by the sea eat sea fish almost every day.

HSK 7-9

海鱼的刺比淡水鱼少。

Hǎiyú de cì bǐ dànshuǐyú shǎo.

Sea fish have fewer bones than freshwater fish.

Tips

usage

The opposite is 淡水鱼 'freshwater fish', in everyday speech also 河鱼. 咸水鱼 'saltwater fish' is the more technical word, common for aquarium fish.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

鱼 yú