Elementary
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Sample Sentences

我喜欢吃鱼。
wǒ xǐhuan chī yú。
I like to eat fish.

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他不喜欢吃鱼。
tā bù xǐhuan chī yú。
He doesn't like to eat fish.

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我想要吃鱼。
wǒ xiǎngyào chī yú。
I would like to eat fish.

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你想不想吃鱼?
nǐ xiǎng bùxiǎng chī yú?
Would you like to eat fish?

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炸鱼和薯条。
zháyú hé shǔtiáo。
Fish and chips.

Intermediate

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西湖醋鱼。
Xīhúcùyú。
West Lake Vinegar Fish.

Elementary

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我要吃鱼!
wǒ yào chī yú!
I would like to have some fish.

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小姐,我要水煮鱼。
xiǎojie,wǒ yào shuǐzhǔyú。
Waitress, I want boiled fish.

Elementary

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嗯...... 我不喜欢肉,我喜欢吃鱼。
ng4......wǒ bù xǐhuan ròu,wǒ xǐhuan chī yú。
Uh... I don't like meat. I like to eat fish.

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你想吃什么?要不要吃鱼?
nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?yàobuyào chī yú?
What do you want to eat? (Do you) want fish?

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这条鱼三斤来重。
zhè tiáo yú sān jīn lái zhòng。
This fish weighs about three jin.

Elementary

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沸腾鱼乡
Fèiténgyúxiāng
Boiled Fish Village.

Intermediate

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猪肉干、牛肉干、鱼干
zhūròugān、niúròugān、yúgān
dried pork, dried beef, dried fish

Elementary

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乌鱼子
wūyúzǐ
mullet fish roe (pressed and dried)

Elementary

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这是鱼钩。我们把小鱼爱吃的东西挂在上面。
zhè shì yúgōu。wǒmen bǎ xiǎoyú ài chī de dōngxi guà zài shàngmian。
That's a fish-hook. We'll put something the fish like to eat on the end.

Intermediate

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这样啊!那吃鱼吧。鱼可是你伯母的拿手菜。
zhèyàng a!nà chī yú ba。yú kěshì nǐ bómǔ de náshǒu cài。
Oh really? Then let's have fish. Fish is actually your aunt's speciality.

Intermediate

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真的吗?原来水煮鱼不是鱼汤,哈哈...
zhēn de ma?yuánlái shuǐzhǔyú búshì yútāng,hāhā...
Really? I thought poached sliced fish sounded like some sort of fish soup, ha ha...

Elementary

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乌贼?乌贼可以吃吗?
wūzéi?wūzéi kěyǐ chī ma?
Cuttle fish? Can you eat cuttle fish?

Upper-Intermediate

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鱼在水里才能活,水里要有鱼才不会变成死水。
yú zài shuǐ lǐ cái néng huó,shuǐ lǐ yào yǒu yú cái bùhuì biànchéng sǐshuǐ。
Fish need water to stay alive, and the water needs fish to stay fresh.

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