钓鱼台 diào yú tái

Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 57680th word

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
钓 diào HSK 5
to fish with a hook and bait
鱼 yú HSK 2
fish; surname Yu
台 tái HSK 4
platform; stage; stand