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渔民

漁民
yúmín
noun HSK 7-9 #23,594

Measure Word

一个渔民 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 fisherman
  2. 2 fisher
  3. 3 fishing people

Characters

渔
yú
fishing
民
mín
people; citizen
Literally 'fishing people' — fishermen

Examples

渔民们每天早晨出海捕鱼。
Yúmín men měitiān zǎochén chūhǎi bǔyú.
The fishermen go out to sea to fish every morning.
台风来了，渔民不能出海。
Táifēng lái le, yúmín bùnéng chūhǎi.
A typhoon is coming, so the fishermen cannot go out to sea.
这个村子的渔民靠捕鱼为生。
Zhège cūnzi de yúmín kào bǔyú wéishēng.
The fishermen in this village make a living by fishing.

Tips

memory
渔 has the water radical (氵) because fishing involves water. Compare with 鱼 (yú, fish) — the animal itself.

Stroke Order

渔 yú
民 mín