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美人鱼

美人魚
měirényú
noun #8,697

Measure Word

一条美人鱼 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 mermaid

Characters

美
měi
beautiful
人
rén
person
鱼
yú
fish
Beautiful + person + fish - a beautiful fish-person.

Examples

HSK 2
小女孩最喜欢美人鱼的故事。
Xiǎo nǚhái zuì xǐhuan měirényú de gùshi.
The little girl loves mermaid stories the most.
HSK 2
他说他在海里看到了美人鱼。
Tā shuō tā zài hǎi lǐ kàndào le měirényú.
He said he saw a mermaid in the sea.
HSK 3
周星驰拍了一部叫《美人鱼》的电影。
Zhōu Xīngchí pāi le yī bù jiào 《 Měirényú 》 de diànyǐng.
Stephen Chow made a movie called 'The Mermaid.'

Tips

culture
美人鱼 is the standard Chinese translation for 'mermaid.' Andersen's 'The Little Mermaid' is called 小美人鱼 or 海的女儿 (Daughter of the Sea) in Chinese.

In Pop Culture

美人鱼 Měirényú
The Mermaid
2016 Stephen Chow film - was the highest-grossing Chinese film at the time

Stroke Order

美 měi
人 rén
鱼 yú