飞鱼

飛魚

fēiyú

noun #21,824

Measure Word

一条飞鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 flying fish
2 Exocet missile

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

飞鱼能在水面上滑翔几十米。

Fēiyú néng zài shuǐmiàn shàng huáxiáng jǐshí mǐ.

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

HSK 7-9

加勒比海地区盛产飞鱼。

Jiālèbǐhǎi dìqū shèngchǎn fēiyú.

Flying fish are plentiful in the Caribbean region.

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