fish with a hook and line; angle (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
釣
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
掉 diào - lose; [as a complement after some verbs to indicate result of action] (v.) | HSK 4
吊 diào - hang; suspend; lift up or let down with a rope (v.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
叼 diāo - hold in the mouth (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
他每周末都去河边钓鱼。 tā měi zhōumò dōu qù hébiān diào yú - He goes fishing by the river every weekend.
他从小就学会了怎么钓鱼。 tā cóng xiǎo jiù xuéhuì le zěnme diào yú - He learned how to fish from a young age.
他喜欢在湖里钓大鱼。 tā xǐhuān zài hú lǐ diào dà yú - He likes to fish for big fish in the lake.
他用自己做的鱼饵来钓鱼。 tā yòng zìjǐ zuò de yú ěr lái diào yú - He uses his homemade bait to fish.
钓鱼是他的业余爱好之一。 diào yú shì tā de yèyú àihào zhī yī - Fishing is one of his hobbies.