Definition

Noun: - Fresh fish: Refers to fish that is recently caught, not preserved, and in a state suitable for immediate consumption or cooking.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi muốn mua một kg cá tươi. (I want to buy one kilogram of fresh fish.)
  • Nhà hàng này nổi tiếng với các món chế biến từ cá tươi. (This restaurant is famous for dishes made from fresh fish.)
  • Cá tươi có mùi đặc trưng của biển, không bị ươn. (Fresh fish has a characteristic sea smell and is not spoiled.)

Advanced Usage

• "tươi như cá mới đánh bắt": As fresh as newly caught fish.
  • Hải sản ở đây tươi như cá mới đánh bắt. (The seafood here is as fresh as newly caught fish.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cá ươn (noun): Spoiled fish, fish that is no longer fresh.
• Cá khô (noun): Dried fish, a preserved form of fish.
• Cá đông lạnh (noun): Frozen fish.
• Tươi sống (adjective): Fresh and alive (often used for seafood like shellfish).
  • Nghêu tươi sống (Fresh live clams)

Synonyms

• Cá mới (noun): New fish (implies recent catch).
• Cá tươi sống (noun): Fresh live fish (emphasizes it is still alive).

Related Phrases

• "Đi chợ mua cá tươi": To go to the market to buy fresh fish.
  • Sáng nào bà tôi cũng đi chợ mua cá tươi. (Every morning, my grandmother goes to the market to buy fresh fish.)
• "Cá tươi, rau sạch": A common market slogan meaning "Fresh fish, clean vegetables," denoting quality, fresh produce.

noun

1. fresh fish