Word: 鱼 (yú)

不做贼，心不惊，不吃鱼，嘴不腥

bú zuò zéi, xīn bù jīng, bùchī yú, zuǐ bù xīng

if you're not a thief your heart isn't frightened; if you haven't eaten fish your mouth doesn't smell fishy

书三写，“鱼”成“鲁”，“虚”成“虎”

shū sān xiě, “yú”chéng“Lǔ”, “xū”chéng“hǔ”

copy a book three times and 鱼 becomes 鲁, 虚 becomes 虎

买干鱼放生，不知死活

mǎi gān yú fàngshēng, bùzhīsǐhuó

buy dried fish to set free: not knowing dead or alive

人见利而不见害，鱼见食而不见钩

rén jiàn lì ér bújiàn hài, yú jiàn shí ér bújiàn gōu

people see the gain but not the harm; fish see the food but not the hook

今天鱼很便宜。

Jīntiān yú hěn piányi.

Fish is cheap today.

他不吃猪肉，我们点鱼吧。

Tā bùchī zhūròu, wǒmen diǎn yú ba.

He doesn't eat pork, so let's order fish.

他不喜欢吃鱼。

Tā bù xǐhuan chī yú.

He doesn't like fish.

他把饲料做成小丸喂鱼。

Tā bǎ sìliào zuò chéng xiǎo wán wèi yú.

He makes the feed into small pellets to feed the fish.

他是卖鱼的。

Tā shì mài yú de.

He is a fishmonger.

他晚饭经常吃鱼。

Tā wǎnfàn jīngcháng chī yú.

He often eats fish for dinner.

你不喜欢鱼吗？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan yú ma?

Don't you like fish?

你喜欢吃鱼吗？

Nǐ xǐhuan chī yú ma?

Do you like eating fish?

你常常晚餐吃鱼吗？

Nǐ chángcháng wǎncān chī yú ma?

Do you often have fish for dinner?

你想吃红烧鲤鱼还是蒸鱼？

Nǐ xiǎng chī hóngshāo lǐyú háishi zhēng yú?

Would you like braised carp or steamed fish?

做汤时，妈妈选用新鲜的鱼。

Zuò tāng shí, māma xuǎnyòng xīnxiān de yú.

When making soup, my mom selects fresh fish to use.

做鱼的时候放点姜，可以去腥。

Zuò yú de shíhou fàng diǎn Jiāng, kěyǐ qù xīng.

Put some ginger in when cooking fish to get rid of the fishy smell.

动物园里的企鹅正在吃鱼。

Dòngwùyuán lǐ de qǐ'é zhèngzài chī yú.

The penguins at the zoo are eating fish.

厨师把一点白色粉末撒在鱼上。

Chúshī bǎ yìdiǎn báisè fěnmò sǎ zài yú shàng.

The cook sprinkled a little white powder over the fish.

双手难捉两条鱼

shuāngshǒu nán zhuō liǎng tiáo yú

two hands can hardly catch two fish

吃鱼时要先剔除鱼刺。

Chī yú shí yào xiān tīchú yúcì.

When eating fish, first pick out the bones.

吃鱼有益于你的健康。

Chī yú yǒuyì yú nǐ de jiànkāng.

Eating fish is good for your health.

咱们喂点儿鱼给猫吧。

Zánmen wèi diǎnr yú gěi māo ba.

Let's feed a bit of fish to the cat.

哪个鱼儿不识水

nǎge yú ér bù shí shuǐ

which fish doesn't know water

她问了怎么烧鱼。

Tā wèn le zěnme shāo yú.

She asked how to cook the fish.

她问怎么做鱼。

Tā wèn zěnme zuò yú.

She asked how to cook fish.

如果没鱼了您会说什么？

Rúguǒ méi yú le nín huì shuō shénme?

What would you say if there weren't any more fish?

实验课上要解剖一条鱼。

Shíyàn kè shàng yào jiěpōu yìtiáo yú.

In the lab class we have to dissect a fish.

宴席上有鱼，也有饺子。

Yànxí shàng yǒu yú, yě yǒu jiǎozi.

There was fish and also dumplings at the banquet.

山里的小河水很清澈，能看见鱼。

Shān lǐ de xiǎo héshuǐ hěn qīngchè, néng kànjiàn yú.

The stream in the mountains is so clear that you can see the fish.

山里的流水清得能看见鱼。

Shān lǐ de liúshuǐ qīng de néng kànjiàn yú.

The running water in the mountains is so clear you can see the fish.

市场里有很多鲜活的鱼。

Shìchǎng lǐ yǒu hěn duō xiānhuó de yú.

There are lots of live fish at the market.

当我小的时候，我不能够吃鱼。

Dāng wǒ xiǎo de shíhou, wǒ bù nénggòu chī yú.

When I was little, I couldn't eat fish.

性急钓不得大鱼

xìngjí diào bùdé dà yú

an impatient person cannot catch big fish

我们吃生鱼。

Wǒmen chī shēng yú.

We eat fish raw.

我们在市场上买了些蔬菜和鱼。

Wǒmen zài shìchǎng shàng mǎile xiē shūcài hé yú.

We bought some vegetables and fish at the market.

我们在日本常常吃生鱼。

Wǒmen zài Rìběn chángcháng chī shēng yú.

We often eat fish raw in Japan.

我们在河里发现了一些死鱼。

Wǒmen zài hé lǐ fāxiànle yìxiē sǐ yú.

We found some dead fish in the river.

我们在那里抓了一些大鱼。

Wǒmen zài nàli zhuāle yìxiē dà yú.

We caught some large fish there.

我们没有鱼。

Wǒmen méiyǒu yú.

We don't have fish.

我在超市买到了新鲜的鱼。

Wǒ zài chāoshì mǎi dàole xīnxiān de yú.

I was able to buy fresh fish in the market.

我妈妈点菜时爱点鱼。

Wǒ māma diǎncài shí ài diǎn yú.

My mom likes to order fish when she orders at a restaurant.

我想吃点新鲜的鱼。

Wǒ xiǎng chī diǎn xīnxiān de yú.

I want to eat fresh fish.

我想吃点鱼。

Wǒ xiǎng chī diǎn yú.

I would like some fish.

我捉了两条鱼。

Wǒ zhuōle liǎng tiáo yú.

I caught two fish.

我昨天抓了条大鱼。

Wǒ zuótiān zhuāle tiáo dà yú.

I caught a big fish yesterday.

我爸爸最拿手的菜是红烧鱼。

Wǒ bàba zuì náshǒu de cài shì hóngshāo yú.

My dad's best dish is red-braised fish.

我舅舅在湖边养殖鱼和虾。

Wǒ jiùjiu zài húbiān yǎngzhí yú hé xiā.

My uncle raises fish and shrimp by the lake.

我要一条鱼。

Wǒ yào yìtiáo yú.

I'd like a fish.

我要吃鱼和海鲜。

Wǒ yào chī yú hé hǎixiān.

I want to eat fish and seafood.

我让你买鱼，不是鸡！

Wǒ ràng nǐ mǎi yú, bú shì jī!

I asked you to buy fish, not chicken!

日本人以米饭和鱼为生存之食。

Rìběn rén yǐ mǐfàn hé yú wèi shēngcún zhī shí.

The Japanese live on rice and fish.

春天湖里不能捕捞，要让鱼长大。

Chūntiān húlǐ bùnéng bǔlāo, yào ràng yú zhǎngdà.

You can't fish in the lake in spring, so the fish can grow.

昨天我爸爸抓到了3条鱼。

Zuótiān wǒ bàba zhuā dàole sān tiáo yú.

My father caught three fish yesterday.

昨天晚饭吃的鱼。

Zuótiān wǎnfàn chī de yú.

Yesterday's dinner was fish.

昨天的晚餐是鱼。

Zuótiān de wǎncān shì yú.

Yesterday's dinner was fish.

有吃生鱼的狗吗？

Yǒu chī shēng yú de gǒu ma?

Are there dogs that eat raw fish?

村里的鱼塘一到秋天就要抓鱼。

Cūnlǐ de yútáng yí dào qiūtiān jiùyào zhuā yú.

In autumn, the village fish pond is harvested.

水帮鱼，鱼帮水

shuǐ bāng yú, yú bāng shuǐ

water helps fish, fish help water

水浅鱼不住

shuǐ qiǎn yú búzhù

if the water is shallow, fish won't stay

水清无大鱼

shuǐ qīng wú dà yú

where the water is clear there are no big fish

河里鱼多水不清，山里石多路不平

hé li yú duō shuǐ bù qīng, shān li shí duō lù bùpíng

many fish in a river and the water is not clear; many stones in the hills and the path is not level

洞里的鱼眼睛已经退化了。

Dòng lǐ de yú yǎnjing yǐjīng tuìhuàle.

The eyes of the fish in the cave have atrophied.

渔民今天捕获了很多大鱼。

Yúmín jīntiān bǔhuòle hěn duō dà yú.

The fishermen caught a lot of big fish today.

湖和河里全是鱼。

Hú hé hé lǐ quán shì yú.

The lakes and rivers, too, are full of fish.

湖底的鱼，不好打

hú dǐ de yú, bù hǎo dǎ

fish at the bottom of the lake: hard to catch

炒鱼之前，先倒一点料酒。

Chǎo yú zhīqián, xiān dào yìdiǎn liàojiǔ.

Before stir-frying the fish, pour in a little cooking wine first.

炒鱼时要放几片姜。

Chǎo yú shí yào fàng jǐ piàn Jiāng.

Put in a few slices of ginger when stir-frying fish.

烹调鱼的时候，别放太多盐。

Pēngtiáo yú de shíhou, bié fàng tài duō yán.

When cooking fish, don't add too much salt.

猛张飞钓不到大鱼

měng Zhāng Fēi diào búdào dà yú

fierce Zhang Fei can't catch big fish

猫从厨房叼走了一条鱼。

Māo cóng chúfáng diāo zǒule yìtiáo yú.

The cat took a fish from the kitchen in its mouth.

猫喜欢鱼多过肉。

Māo xǐhuan yú duō guò ròu.

The cat prefers fish to meat.

猫见了鱼，想求荤

māo jiànle yú, xiǎng qiú hūn

a cat seeing a fish wants meat (marriage)

用锡纸把鱼包起来再烤。

Yòng xīzhǐ bǎ yú bāo qǐlai zài kǎo.

Wrap the fish in tinfoil before roasting it.

空中的雁,水底的鱼,想抓抓不着

kōngzhōng de yàn,shuǐdǐ de yú,xiǎng zhuā zhuā bù zháo

geese in the sky, fish at the bottom of the water: you want to catch them but can't

空气对人来说就是水对鱼的意义。

Kōngqì duì rén lái shuō jiùshì shuǐ duì yú de yìyì.

Air is to us what water is to fish.

老师说这种鱼已经濒危了。

Lǎoshī shuō zhèzhǒng yú yǐjīng bīnwēile.

The teacher said this kind of fish is already endangered.

螃蟹爬进鱼篓子，进得来，出不去

pángxiè pá jìn yú lǒuzi, jìn delái, chū bú qù

a crab crawling into a fish basket: it can get in but can't get out

贪吃的鱼儿易上钩

tānchī de yú ér yì shànggōu

the greedy fish is easily hooked

这家餐厅的鱼很好吃。

Zhè jiā cāntīng de yú hěn hǎochī.

The fish in this restaurant is delicious.

这家饭馆的鱼很好吃。

Zhè jiā fànguǎn de yú hěn hǎochī.

The fish at this restaurant is very good.

这家饭馆的鱼数一数二。

Zhè jiā fànguǎn de yú shǔyìshǔ'èr.

The fish at this restaurant is among the very best.

这是一条绿色的鱼。

Zhè shì yìtiáo lǜsè de yú.

This is a green fish.

这是一条鱼。

Zhè shì yìtiáo yú.

This is a fish.

这条河里已经没有鱼了。

Zhè tiáo hé lǐ yǐjīng méiyǒu yú le.

Fish have stopped living in this river.

这条河里有很多鱼。

Zhè tiáo hé lǐ yǒu hěn duō yú.

There are plenty of fish in this river.

这条鱼不能吃了。

Zhè tiáo yú bùnéng chīle.

This fish is not fit to eat.

这条鱼很好吃。

Zhè tiáo yú hěn hǎochī.

This fish is delicious.

这条鱼很美味。

Zhè tiáo yú hěn měiwèi.

This fish is delicious.

这条鱼很鲜，今天刚买的。

Zhè tiáo yú hěn xiān, jīntiān gāng mǎi de.

This fish is fresh; I just bought it today.

这条鱼是什么颜色？

Zhè tiáo yú shì shénme yánsè?

What colour is this fish?

这条鱼没有毒。

Zhè tiáo yú méiyǒu dú.

This fish is free from poison.

这条鱼还是活的吗？

Zhè tiáo yú háishi huó de ma?

Is this fish still alive?

这片海域有很多鱼。

Zhè piàn hǎiyù yǒu hěn duō yú.

There are a lot of fish in this stretch of sea.

这种鱼是本土的品种。

Zhèzhǒng yú shì běntǔ de pǐnzhǒng.

This fish is a native species.

那片云是鱼的形状。

Nà piàn Yún shì yú de xíngzhuàng.

That cloud is in the shape of a fish.

钢琴和鱼有什么区别？

Gāngqín hé yú yǒu shénme qūbié?

What is the difference between a piano and a fish?

顺风的旗，逆水的鱼

shùnfēng de qí, nìshuǐ de yú

a flag in the downwind, a fish against the current

饿猫叼鱼，嘴紧

è māo diāo yú, zuǐjǐn

a hungry cat carrying a fish: mouth tight

鱼不可离了水，虎不可离了冈

yú bùkě líle shuǐ, hǔ bùkě líle gāng

a fish must not leave the water, a tiger must not leave its ridge

鱼不吃诱饵，我们回家吧。

Yú bùchī yòu'ěr, wǒmen huíjiā ba.

The fish won't take the bait, so let's go home.