鱼医

魚醫
yúyī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 fish doctor
  2. 2 cleaner fish (esp. cleaner wrasse)
  3. 3 fish veterinarian

Examples

HSK 6
Qīngjié yú bèi chēngwéi hǎiyáng zhōng de yúyī.
Cleaner fish are known as the doctors of the ocean.
HSK 7-9
Shuǐzúguǎn pìnqǐng le yí wèi zhuānyè yúyī.
The aquarium hired a professional fish veterinarian.

Tips

usage
Two senses: biologically, 鱼医 refers to cleaner fish (like the bluestreak cleaner wrasse) that pick parasites off larger fish at 'cleaning stations'; in modern contexts it also means an actual aquaculture vet.

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