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鱼龙

魚龍
yúlóng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 fish and dragons; creatures of the water
  2. 2 fish and dragon lanterns
  3. 3 ichthyosaur

Examples

HSK 5
秋天江水变冷，鱼龙都沉入了水底。
Qiūtiān jiāngshuǐ biàn lěng, yúlóng dōu chénrù le shuǐdǐ.
In autumn the river turns cold, and the fish and dragons all sink to the bottom.
HSK 7-9
鱼龙是一种远古的海洋爬行动物，样子很像海豚。
Yúlóng shì yì zhǒng yuǎngǔ de hǎiyáng páxíng dòngwù, yàngzi hěn xiàng hǎitún.
The ichthyosaur was an ancient sea reptile that looked a lot like a dolphin.
HSK 7-9
元宵节的晚上，街上鱼龙飞舞，到处都是花灯。
Yuánxiāo Jié de wǎnshang, jiēshàng yúlóng fēiwǔ, dàochù dōu shì huādēng.
On the night of the Lantern Festival, fish and dragon lanterns dance through the streets, and there are lanterns everywhere.

Tips

culture
Three famous uses: 鱼龙混杂 (fish and dragons jumbled together, honest people and crooks mixed), Du Fu's autumn line 鱼龙寂寞秋江冷 (the fish and dragons are still, the autumn river is cold), and Xin Qiji's Lantern Festival ci, whose 一夜鱼龙舞 is the fish and dragon lanterns dancing all night.

Stroke Order

鱼 yú
龙 lóng