鳄鱼

鱷魚

èyú

noun HSK 7 #6,017

Measure Word

一条鳄鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 crocodile
2 alligator

Characters

crocodile; alligator

Examples

那条河里有鳄鱼。

Nà tiáo hé lǐ yǒu èyú.

There are crocodiles in that river.

她买了一个鳄鱼皮的包。

Tā mǎi le yī gè èyúpí de bāo.

She bought a crocodile leather bag.

Tips

culture

鳄鱼眼泪 (èyú yǎnlèi, 'crocodile tears') is used in Chinese too, meaning fake tears or insincere sympathy — borrowed from the Western expression.

Stroke Order

鳄 è

鱼 yú