釣魚臺 diào yú tái

Diaoyu Islands in East China Sea

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which calls them the Senkaku Islands – but claimed by China as part of its territory

Characters

Character Meaning
釣 diào
to fish with a hook and bait
魚 yú
fish; surname Yu
臺 tái
platform; stage; stand