钓鱼 (diào yú) — to fish (with a line and hook); to dupe, to trick (e.g. 钓鱼网站, 钓鱼执法)
Definition
The verb 'to fish (with a line and hook)', and figuratively 'to lure or dupe' (e.g. 钓鱼执法 'entrapment enforcement', 钓鱼网站 'phishing site'). Note it's a separable verb: 钓鱼 → 钓一条鱼.
verb
to fish (with a line and hook)to dupeto trick (e.g. 钓鱼网站, 钓鱼执法)
Examples
- 钓鱼。Tā měi tiān xià wǔ dōu qù hé biān diào yú.He goes fishing by the river every afternoon.
- 。Tā zuó tiān diào le yì tiáo dà yú.He caught a big fish yesterday.
- 钓鱼，。Tā bèi diào yú le, sǔn shī le hěn duō qián.He was duped and lost a lot of money.
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