huíyóu

洄游

Word · Verb

migration of fish and other aquatic animals

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to migrate; to make a regular migration

technical

A technical term in biology and marine ecology, primarily referring to the predictable, cyclical movement of aquatic animals like fish, whales, or turtles between different habitats for reproduction, feeding, or in response to seasonal changes.

Guī鲑
yú鱼
měi每
nián年
dōu都
huì会
huí洄
yóu游
dào到
tā它
men们
chū出
shēng生
de的
hé河
liú流
chǎn产
luǎn卵
 。

Salmon migrate back to the rivers where they were born to spawn every year.

Kē科
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
jīng鲸
yú鱼
de的
huí洄
yóu游
lù路
xiàn线
 。

Scientists are studying the migration routes of whales.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yú鱼
lèi类
de的
huí洄
yóu游
xíng行
wéi为
zhǔ主
yào要
shòu受
shuǐ水
wēn温
biàn变
huà化
yǐng影
xiǎng响
 。

The migration behavior of this fish species is mainly influenced by changes in water temperature.

Huí洄
yóu游
shì是
hǎi海
yáng洋
shēng生
tài态
xì系
tǒng统
zhōng中
de的
zhòng重
yào要
xiàn现
xiàng象
 。

Migration is an important phenomenon in marine ecosystems.