钓
Character Breakdown
Radical: 金 (no. 167)Traditional: 釣
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- (verb) to fish with a hook and bait
Example Sentences
周末他常常去湖边钓鱼，享受宁静的时光。
Zhōumò tā chángcháng qù húbiān diàoyú, xiǎngshòu níngjìng de shíguāng
On weekends he often goes fishing by the lake, enjoying peaceful moments
Words Containing 钓
Related Words
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩(tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu)· Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
→姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩(Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu)· Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
→鲃鱼(bā yú)· barbel (fish)
→三天打鱼，两天晒网(sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng)· lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
→HSK levels
- New HSK exam
- Not tested
- HSK 2.0
- HSK 5
- HSK Lord study list
- Not on a list
钓: On the old HSK 5 list, dropped from the new exam. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
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钓 is not on the new HSK syllabus. Build the words the exam does test.
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