小鲤

小鯉

xiǎolǐ

noun

Measure Word

一条小鲤 tiáo

Meanings

1 small carp
2 young/little carp

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

爷爷钓到了几条小鲤。

Yéye diào dào le jǐ tiáo xiǎolǐ.

Grandpa caught a few small carp.

HSK 7-9

池塘里游着一群小鲤。

Chítáng lǐ yóu zhe yì qún xiǎolǐ.

A school of little carp is swimming in the pond.

Tips

usage

Descriptive compound (小 + 鲤) rather than a fixed species name, basically "small carp". For the species proper use 鲤鱼.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

鲤 lǐ