弹涂鱼

彈塗魚
tántúyú
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 mudskipper
  2. 2 amphibious fish that walks on mudflats

Examples

HSK 3
Tántúyú kěyǐ lí shuǐ shēngcún shù xiǎoshí.
Mudskippers can survive out of water for several hours.
HSK 7-9
Cháojiāndài de tāntú shàng cháng néng kàndào tántúyú tiàoyuè.
Mudskippers can often be seen jumping on intertidal mudflats.

Tips

memory
(bounce) + (mud) + (fish): the 'mud-bouncing fish'. Mudskippers really do hop across mudflats using muscular pectoral fins as makeshift legs - the name is a perfect description, not a metaphor.

Stroke Order

dàn