Chinese Word: 泳 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

泳HSK 2

Pinyin: yǒng

English Definition: swimming; to swim

Chinese Definition:
①在水里游动：游泳。蛙泳。仰泳。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:永 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 永 [ yǒng ] long; perpetual, eternal; forever

Similar Characters: 洣咏脉

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1		nǐ 你 huì 会 yóu yǒng 游泳 ma 吗？ Do you know how to swim?
2		tā 他 huì 会 yóu yǒng 游泳 ma 吗？ Can he swim?
3		nǐ 你 huì bu huì 会不会 yóu yǒng 游泳？ Do you know how to swim?
4		tā men 他们 bú huì 不会 yóu yǒng 游泳。 They can't swim.
5		tā men 他们 qù 去 hǎi biān 海边 yóu yǒng 游泳。 They went to the beach to swim.

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1		nǐ 你 huì 会 yóu yǒng 游泳 ma 吗？ Do you know how to swim?
2		tā 他 huì 会 yóu yǒng 游泳 ma 吗？ Can he swim?
3		nǐ 你 huì bu huì 会不会 yóu yǒng 游泳？ Do you know how to swim?
4		tā men 他们 bú huì 不会 yóu yǒng 游泳。 They can't swim.
5		tā men 他们 qù 去 hǎi biān 海边 yóu yǒng 游泳。 They went to the beach to swim.