Definition
捕鱼 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to catch fish (as a livelihood or activity)'. The verb 捕 and the object 鱼 can be separated by measure words, time expressions, or other elements: 捕了一次鱼 ('went fishing once'), 捕了三天鱼 ('fished for three days'). Unlike the single-word English 'fish', 捕鱼 emphasizes the action of catching rather than the activity of fishing in general (which is often 钓鱼 for angling).
v.o.
to catch fishto fish (as a livelihood or activity)
Examples
- 捕鱼。Tā měitiān chūhǎi bǔ yú.He goes out to sea every day to catch fish.
- 。Zhège yuè wǒmen zhǐ bǔ le liǎng cì yú.We only went fishing twice this month.
- 捕鱼。Yánhǎi jūmín yǐ bǔ yú wéi shēng.Coastal residents make a living by fishing.
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