鱼罐头 (yúguàntou): canned fish

Measure Word

一罐鱼罐头 guàn

Meanings

1 canned fish
2 tinned fish

Characters

Examples

我在便利店买了一罐番茄鱼罐头。

Wǒ zài biànlìdiàn mǎi le yí guàn fānqié yúguàntou.

I bought a can of tomato-sauce fish at the convenience store.

爷爷年轻时出海，带的都是鱼罐头。

Yéye niánqīng shí chūhǎi, dài de dōu shì yúguàntou.

When Grandpa went to sea as a young man, what he carried was all canned fish.

Tips

usage

罐头 is the generic word for canned goods; prefixing a food gives the specific product: 水果罐头 (canned fruit), 肉罐头 (canned meat). 头 is neutral tone here.

Stroke Order

鱼 yú

罐 guàn

头 tóu

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