新鲜 新鮮 xīn xiān fresh (experience, food etc) / freshness / novel / uncommon syn 新人 xīn rén newcomer / fresh talent / newlywed, esp. new bride / bride and groom / (paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens syn 鲜花 鮮花 xiān huā flower / fresh flowers / CL:朵[duo3] 兜风 兜風 dōu fēng to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air 清新 qīng xīn fresh and clean syn 透气 透氣 tòu qì to flow freely (of air) / to ventilate / to breathe (of fabric etc) / to take a breath of fresh air / to divulge syn 出炉 出爐 chū lú to take out of the furnace / fresh out of the oven / fig. newly announced / recently made available 捕鱼 捕魚 bǔ yú to catch fish / to fish syn 鲜明 鮮明 xiān míng (of colors) bright / fresh and clear / clear-cut / distinct syn 清爽 qīng shuǎng fresh and cool / relaxed syn 放风 放風 fàng fēng to allow in fresh air / to allow a prisoner out for exercise / to give out information syn 清水 qīng shuǐ fresh water / drinking water / clear water 鲜活 鮮活 xiān huó vivid / lively / (of food ingredients) live or fresh syn 生菜 shēng cài lettuce / raw fresh vegetables / greens 鱼肉 魚肉 yú ròu flesh of fish / fish and meat / (fig.) victims of oppression / (fig.) to cruelly oppress (i.e. to treat like flesh to be carved up) syn 记忆犹新 記憶猶新 jì yì yóu xīn to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom) syn 淡水 dàn shuǐ potable water (water with low salt content) / fresh water 耳目一新 ěr mù yī xīn a pleasant change / a breath of fresh air / refreshing 保鲜 保鮮 bǎo xiān to keep fresh 鲜奶 鮮奶 xiān nǎi fresh milk 清纯 清純 qīng chún fresh and pure syn 生姜 生薑 shēng jiāng fresh ginger syn 鱼片 魚片 yú piàn fish fillet / slice of fish meat 毛手毛脚 毛手毛腳 máo shǒu máo jiǎo carelessly and haphazardly / to paw / to grope / to get fresh syn 街市 jiē shì downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc 爽口 shuǎng kǒu fresh and tasty syn 水灵 水靈 shuǐ líng (of fruit etc) fresh / (of a person etc) full of life / healthy-looking / (of eyes) moist and bright / lustrous syn 青翠 qīng cuì fresh and green / verdant syn 生力军 生力軍 shēng lì jūn fresh troops / (fig.) lifeblood / new force 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom) / to break a new path / to break fresh ground syn 原汁 yuán zhī juice (extracted from fresh fruit or vegetables) / stock (obtained by simmering meat) 生猛 shēng měng full of life / violent / brave / fresh (of seafood) 生鲜 生鮮 shēng xiān fresh produce and freshly prepared foods syn 三鲜 三鮮 sān xiān three fresh ingredients (in cooking) 鱼肚 魚肚 yú dǔ fish maw / a food dish made from the swim bladder of fish 鲜菜 鮮菜 xiān cài fresh vegetable 寿桃 壽桃 shòu táo (myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu / fresh or confectionery peaches offered as a birthday gift 纳新 納新 nà xīn to accept the new / to take fresh (air) / fig. to accept new members (to reinvigorate the party) / new blood 鱼 魚 yú fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1yu2]) syn 艳 豔 yàn bright / fresh and attractive / glamorous / (bound form) amorous / romantic / (literary) to admire / to envy syn 动手动脚 動手動腳 dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo to come to blows / to paw / to grope / to get fresh syn 鳐 鰩 yáo skate (cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae) / ray (fish) 吐故纳新 吐故納新 tǔ gù nà xīn lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new syn 葱翠 蔥翠 cōng cuì fresh green syn 鲲 鯤 kūn fry (newly hatched fish) / legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鵬|鹏[Peng2] 激浊扬清 激濁揚清 jī zhuó yáng qīng lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) / fig. dispel evil and usher in good / eliminate vice and exalt virtue syn 鲜货 鮮貨 xiān huò produce / fresh fruits and vegetables / fresh aquatic food / fresh herbs 钓鱼 釣魚 diào yú to fish (with line and hook) / to angle / (fig.) to entrap / (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing syn 鱼缸 魚缸 yú gāng fish tank / fishbowl / aquarium 打捞 打撈 dǎ lāo to salvage / to dredge / to fish out (person or object from the sea) syn 炸鱼 炸魚 zhá yú deep-fried fish 鱼饵 魚餌 yú ěr fish bait syn 大海捞针 大海撈針 dà hǎi lāo zhēn lit. to fish a needle from the sea / to find a needle in a haystack (idiom) syn 如鱼得水 如魚得水 rú yú dé shuǐ like a fish back in water (idiom) / glad to be back in one's proper surroundings syn 捕杀 捕殺 bǔ shā to hunt and kill (an animal or fish) 落网 落網 luò wǎng (of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net / (of a tennis ball) to hit the net / (of a criminal) to be captured syn 围捕 圍捕 wéi bǔ to fish by casting a net / to capture / to surround and seize syn 飞鱼 飛魚 fēi yú flying fish 咸鱼 鹹魚 xián yú salted fish syn 捞钱 撈錢 lāo qián lit. to dredge for money / to make money by reprehensible means / to fish for a quick buck 捕捞 捕撈 bǔ lāo to fish for (aquatic animals and plants) / to catch syn 鱼鳞 魚鱗 yú lín fish scales syn 鳞片 鱗片 lín piàn scale (of fish, reptiles etc) syn 热带鱼 熱帶魚 rè dài yú tropical fish 不三不四 bù sān bù sì (idiom) dubious / shady / neither one thing nor the other / neither fish nor fowl / nondescript syn 泥鳅 泥鰍 ní qiu loach / mud fish / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 打鱼 打魚 dǎ yú to fish syn 水族箱 shuǐ zú xiāng aquarium / fish tank 黄鱼 黃魚 huáng yú yellow croaker (fish) syn 白肉 bái ròu plain boiled pork / white meat (fish, poultry etc) syn 银鱼 銀魚 yín yú oriental whitebait / slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Salangichthys microdon 放养 放養 fàng yǎng to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment / to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment / to culture (kelp etc) / to release (a captive animal) into the wild syn 鱼群 魚群 yú qún shoal of fish syn 鱼子 魚子 yú zǐ fish eggs / roe / caviar 鱼粉 魚粉 yú fěn fish meal 鱼死网破 魚死網破 yú sǐ wǎng pò lit. either the fish dies or the net splits / a life and death struggle (idiom) syn 木鱼 木魚 mù yú mokugyo / wooden fish (percussion instrument) 鱼龙混杂 魚龍混雜 yú lóng hùn zá lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom) / fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk syn 淡水鱼 淡水魚 dàn shuǐ yú freshwater fish syn 鱼苗 魚苗 yú miáo fry / newly hatched fish syn 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts syn 鱼目混珠 魚目混珠 yú mù hùn zhū to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom) syn 荤菜 葷菜 hūn cài non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc) syn 鱼肚白 魚肚白 yú dù bái fish-belly white (used to describe the dingy light of the dawn sky) 石斑鱼 石斑魚 shí bān yú grouper (Portuguese: garoupa) / also called 鮨 / Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranidae, fish family including grouper) 捞取 撈取 lāo qǔ to dredge up / to scoop up from the water / to fish for / to gain (by improper means) syn 鱼水 魚水 yú shuǐ fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability) syn 乌鱼 烏魚 wū yú gray mullet (Mugil cephalus) / snakehead fish (family Channidae) syn 掏出 tāo chū to fish out / to take out (from a pocket, bag etc) 水产品 水產品 shuǐ chǎn pǐn aquatic products (including fish, crabs, seaweed etc) 整条 整條 zhěng tiáo entire / whole (fish, road etc) 摸底 mō dǐ to have a clear view (of a situation) / to fish for information / fact-finding syn 鱼头 魚頭 yú tóu fish head / fig. upright and unwilling to compromise 水煮鱼 水煮魚 shuǐ zhǔ yú Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil 鱼骨 魚骨 yú gǔ fish bone 鱼丸 魚丸 yú wán fish ball 网箱 網箱 wǎng xiāng net cage (fish farming) 漏网之鱼 漏網之魚 lòu wǎng zhī yú lit. a fish that escaped the net (idiom) / fig. sb or sth that slips through the net syn 鱼腥草 魚腥草 yú xīng cǎo chameleon plant / fish mint (Houttuynia cordata) syn 