qīng
noun #27,340

Measure Word

tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 mackerel
  2. 2 chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)

Examples

Qīng shì yī zhǒng fùhán zhīfáng de hǎiyú.
Mackerel is a fatty saltwater fish.
Rìběn liàolǐ zhōng cháng yòng qīngyú zhìzuò shòusī.
Japanese cuisine often uses mackerel to make sushi.

Tips

usage
(qīng) refers to mackerel in general. The full form (qīngyú) is more commonly used in everyday speech. There is a second reading (zhēng) referring to a stew of fish and meat, but this usage is literary/archaic.

Stroke Order

qīng