金鱼

金魚

jīnyú

noun #10,436

Measure Word

一条金鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 goldfish

Characters

Examples

孩子们在池塘里养了几条金鱼。

Háizimen zài chítáng lǐ yǎngle jǐ tiáo jīnyú.

The children keep a few goldfish in the pond.

金鱼的记忆真的只有七秒吗？

Jīnyú de jìyì zhēn de zhǐ yǒu qī miǎo ma?

Do goldfish really only have a seven-second memory?

Tips

memory

金 (gold) + 鱼 (fish) = goldfish. The name describes the fish's color perfectly.

Stroke Order

金 jīn

鱼 yú