鲨鱼 shāyú shark
How to remember 鲨鱼: 鲨 shark + 鱼 fish = shark.
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How it is used
- The everyday word for shark - 鲨鱼 (shāyú), measure word 条 (tiáo): 一条鲨鱼 one shark.
- 鲨 alone rarely stands free; the compound with 鱼 is the normal spoken and written form.