游泳

yóu yǒng

HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 2 Verb Common

Definitions

1. swimming
2. to swim

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Word relationships

Related words

2 items

跳水

tiào shuǐ

to dive (into water)

运动项目

漂浮

piāo fú

to float

水上活动

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“去”搭配，如“去游泳”，不说“做游泳”。

Grammar

Guides that feature 游泳

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HSK 2.0 Level 2+ HSK 3.0 Level 2+ 5 min

帮忙, 游泳, 跳舞, 跑步 for Separable Verbs

帮忙, 游泳, 跳舞 and 跑步 are verb + object words that split apart: 了, 过, time words and the person you help go in the middle.

Reading: yóu yǒng Open guide

HSK 2.0 Level 2+ HSK 3.0 Level 1+ 6 min

能, 会, and 可以

Choose the right “can” for skill, possibility, and permission.

Reading: yóu yǒng Open guide

Example Sentences

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你会游泳吗？

Can you swim?

他获得了游泳比赛的冠军。

He won the championship in the swimming competition.

他顺利通过了游泳预赛。

He successfully passed the swimming preliminary.

孩子们在池子里游泳。

The children are swimming in the pond.

这片水域禁止游泳。

Swimming is prohibited in this body of water.

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Words Containing 游泳

游泳池

yóu yǒng chí

swimming pool

北京国家游泳中心

běi jīng guó jiā yóu yǒng zhōng xīn

Beijing National Aquatics Center, swimming venue of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

swim ring

swimsuit

see 泳褲|泳裤[yǒng kù]

swimming goggles

swimming pool

synchronized swimming

花样游泳

huā yàng yóu yǒng

synchronized swimming

Child Words of 游泳

to walk

swimming

游泳