鱼鹰

魚鷹
yúyīng
noun #76,840

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 osprey
  2. 2 cormorant
  3. 3 fish-eating bird (general term)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Yúmín xùnliàn yúyīng bāng tāmen bǔyú.
Fishermen train cormorants to help them catch fish.
HSK 7-9
Yúyīng fǔchōng xiàlái zhuāzhù le yì tiáo yú.
The osprey dove down and caught a fish.

Tips

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Literally 'fish hawk' (鱼 + 鹰) - a transparent name for any bird that hunts fish. Most often refers to cormorants used in traditional Chinese fishing on the Li River 漓江.

Stroke Order

鱼 yú
鹰 yīng