跳水

tiào shuǐ

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to dive (into water)
2. (sports) diving
3. to commit suicide by jumping into water
4. (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 跌水 diē shuǐ 跌水 diē shuǐ drop of height in waterway 跳水 is common term for diving; 跌水 is a literary or formal term for jumping into water: drop of height in waterway

Related words

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• 跳高 tiào gāo 跳高 tiào gāo high jump (athletics) both are sports involving jumping, but 跳水 is water diving and 跳高 is high jump: high jump (athletics)
• 游泳 yóu yǒng 游泳 yóu yǒng swimming both are water sports: swimming

Synonyms

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• 坠落 zhuì luò 坠落 zhuì luò to fall when referring to a dramatic fall in prices or values: to fall

Usage notes

Collocations

跳水 is commonly used with 跳台 (diving platform) and 跳板 (springboard), as in 跳台跳水 and 跳板跳水.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 跳水 (tiào shuǐ, to dive) with 跳进 (tiào jìn, to jump into), which does not specifically imply diving headfirst.

Example Sentences

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他每天都练习 跳水 。

He practices diving every day.

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Child Words of 跳水

• 水 水 shuǐ: water
• 跳 跳 tiào: to jump