钓鱼岛

釣魚島

Diàoyúdǎo

proper noun

Meanings

HSK 6

钓鱼岛是东海上的一个小岛。

Diàoyúdǎo shì Dōnghǎi shàng de yí ge xiǎo dǎo.

Diaoyu Island is a small island in the East China Sea.

HSK 7-9

钓鱼岛一带的海域渔业资源很丰富。

Diàoyúdǎo yídài de hǎiyù yúyè zīyuán hěn fēngfù.

The waters around Diaoyu Island are rich in fish.

usage

钓鱼岛 is also the usual short name for the whole group, 钓鱼岛列岛. In Taiwan the islands are called 钓鱼台; the Japanese name is Senkaku.

memory

The name means "fishing island": 钓鱼 "to fish" + 岛 "island".

钓 diào

鱼 yú

岛 dǎo