飞鱼

飛魚

fēiyú

noun #21,824

Measure Word

一条飞鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 flying fish
2 Exocet missile

Characters

Examples

飞鱼能在水面上滑翔几十米。

Fēiyú néng zài shuǐmiàn shàng huáxiáng jǐ shí mǐ.

Flying fish can glide dozens of meters above the water's surface.

加勒比海地区盛产飞鱼。

Jiālèbǐhǎi dìqū shèngchǎn fēiyú.

Flying fish are plentiful in the Caribbean region.

飞鱼是巴巴多斯的国家象征。

Fēiyú shì Bābāduōsī de guójiā xiàngzhēng.

The flying fish is a national symbol of Barbados.

Tips

memory

飞 (to fly) + 鱼 (fish) = a fish that flies. Flying fish leap out of the water and use their large pectoral fins to glide, sometimes covering over 200 meters in a single glide.

Stroke Order

飞 fēi

鱼 yú