白鲑 (bái guī) — whitefish

Definition

noun
whitefish
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 白鲑。
    Zhè zhǒng bái guī shēng huó zài hán lěng de dàn shuǐ hú zhōng.
    This kind of whitefish lives in cold freshwater lakes.
  • 白鲑,。
    bái guī De ròu zhì fēi cháng xiān měi, hěn shòu dāng dì rén huān yíng.
    The flesh of the whitefish is very delicious and popular with locals.
  • 白鲑,。
    Wèi le bǎo hù bái guī de shù liàng, zhèng fǔ zhì dìng le yán gé de bǔ lāo guī dìng.
    In order to protect the whitefish population, the government has established strict fishing regulations.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

白báiwhite
鲑guīsalmonid fish

白 gives the white color and 鲑 names a salmonid fish, together meaning whitefish.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

白 is thought to picture either an acorn or a human head.

Open 白 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 鲑 →

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.