Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
1 | 钓鱼 | 釣魚 | diào yú | diao4 yu2 | to fish (with line and hook); to dupe | ||
2 | 钓 | 釣 | diào | diao4 | to fish with a hook and bait | ||
3 | 垂钓 | 垂釣 | chuí diào | chui2 diao4 | angling | ||
4 | 钓竿 | 釣竿 | diào gān | diao4 gan1 | fishing rod; Classifiers: 根 | ||
5 | 钓杆 | 釣桿 | diào gǎn | diao4 gan3 | fishing rod | ||
6 | 钓钩 | 釣鉤 | diào gōu | diao4 gou1 | fishhook | ||
7 | 钓钩儿 | 釣鉤兒 | diào gōu r | diao4 gou1 r5 | erhua variant of 钓钩 | ||
8 | 钓具 | 釣具 | diào jù | diao4 ju4 | fishing tackle | ||
9 | 钓凯子 | 釣凱子 | diào kǎi zi | diao4 kai3 zi5 | (slang) (of women) to hunt for rich, attractive guys | ||
10 | 钓客 | 釣客 | diào kè | diao4 ke4 | angler; phisher (Internet slang) | ||
11 | 钓名欺世 | 釣名欺世 | diào míng qī shì | diao4 ming2 qi1 shi4 | to gain a reputation by deception (idiom) | ||
12 | 钓鱼岛 | 釣魚島 | diào yú dǎo | Diao4 yu2 Dao3 | Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also called the Pinnacle Islands | ||
13 | 钓鱼杆 | 釣魚杆 | diào yú gān | diao4 yu2 gan1 | fishing rod; Classifiers: 根 | ||
14 | 钓鱼式攻击 | 釣魚式攻擊 | diào yú shì gōng jī | diao4 yu2 shi4 gong1 ji1 | phishing attack (computing) | ||
15 | 钓鱼台 | 釣魚臺 | diào yú tái | Diao4 yu2 tai2 | Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which calls them the Senkaku Islands – but claimed by China as part of its territory | ||
16 | 钓鱼者 | 釣魚者 | diào yú zhě | diao4 yu2 zhe3 | angler | ||
17 | 钓鱼执法 | 釣魚執法 | diào yú zhí fǎ | diao4 yu2 zhi2 fa3 | entrapment (law) | ||
18 | 放长线钓大鱼 | 放長線釣大魚 | fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú | fang4 chang2 xian4 diao4 da4 yu2 | use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns | ||
19 | 沽名钓誉 | 沽名釣譽 | gū míng diào yù | gu1 ming2 diao4 yu4 | to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments | ||
20 | 姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩 | 姜太公釣魚,願者上鉤 | jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu | Jiang1 tai4 gong1 diao4 yu2 , yuan4 zhe3 shang4 gou1 | Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose | ||
21 | 任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台 | 任憑風浪起,穩坐釣魚臺 | rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái | ren4 ping2 feng1 lang4 qi3 , wen3 zuo4 diao4 yu2 tai2 | lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation; a cool head in a crisis | ||
22 | 太公钓鱼,愿者上钩 | 太公釣魚,願者上鉤 | tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu | tai4 gong1 diao4 yu2 , yuan4 zhe3 shang4 gou1 | Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose | ||
23 | 贪名钓誉 | 貪名釣譽 | tān míng diào yù | tan1 ming2 diao4 yu4 | greedy for both fame and praise (idiom) | ||
24 | 稳坐钓鱼台 | 穩坐釣魚臺 | wěn zuò diào yú tái | wen3 zuo4 diao4 yu2 tai2 | lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation; a cool head in a crisis |
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