河刀鱼

河刀魚

hédāoyú

noun

Measure Word

一条河刀鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 river knife fish
2 tapertail anchovy (Coilia nasus, incl. Yangtze knife fish)

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

长江的河刀鱼春天最肥美。

Chángjiāng de hédāoyú chūntiān zuì féi měi.

Yangtze river knife fish is fattest and most delicious in spring.

HSK 7-9

河刀鱼身形细长,像一把刀。

Hédāoyú shēnxíng xìcháng, xiàng yībǎ dāo.

The river knife fish is long and slender, like a knife.

Tips

culture

长江刀鱼 (Yangtze knife fish) is one of the "three delicacies of the Yangtze" (长江三鲜) along with 鲥鱼 and 河豚. Wild catch was banned in 2019 due to near-extinction.

Stroke Order

河 hé

刀 dāo

鱼 yú