比目鱼 (bǐmùyú) · flatfish, flounder, sole (fish)

Measure Word

一条比目鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 flatfish
2 flounder
3 sole (fish)

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

Flat sea fish with both eyes on its dark upper side and a pale underside, with lean, delicate white flesh. Steamed whole with ginger and scallion, or pan-fried or deep-fried.

Contains fish

Characters

比

bǐ

to compare; side by side

Examples

HSK 6

比目鱼是一种两眼长在同一侧的鱼。

Bǐmùyú shì yì zhǒng liǎng yǎn zhǎng zài tóngyī cè de yú.

Flatfish are a type of fish with both eyes on the same side.

HSK 7-9

今天的菜单有清蒸比目鱼。

Jīntiān de càidān yǒu qīngzhēng bǐmùyú.

Today's menu features steamed flatfish.

Tips

memory

The name 比目鱼 literally means 'side-by-side eye fish' - 比 (side by side), 目 (eye), 鱼 (fish). This perfectly describes the flatfish, whose eyes migrate to one side as it matures.