鲤鱼

鯉魚
lǐyú
noun #21,661

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鲤鱼 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 carp
  2. 2 common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Examples

HSK 4
Tā zài hélǐ diào le yītiáo dà lǐyú.
He caught a big carp in the river.
HSK 5
Chūnjié qījiān, lǐyú xiàngzhēng zhe hǎoyùn hé fánróng.
During Spring Festival, carp symbolizes good luck and prosperity.

Tips

culture
鲤鱼跳龙门 (the carp leaps through the Dragon Gate) is a famous Chinese idiom describing a dramatic rise in social status - as if a carp had transformed into a dragon by jumping over the legendary dragon gate waterfall. It is a symbol of perseverance and advancement through hardship.

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