游泳

Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
游泳

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ iou˧˥yʊŋ˨˩˦ ]

Verb

游泳 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin yóuyǒng)

1. (Beginning Mandarin) to swim

Derived terms

• yóuyǒngchí 游泳池

Related terms

• diéyǒng 蝶泳
• yǎngyǒng 仰泳
• bèiyǒng 背泳
• wāyǒng 蛙泳
• zìyóuyǒng 自由泳

See also

• (Min Nan) 泅水 (siû-chúi)

References

• 1997, Jerome P. Keuper, Chinese 1000: Idiomatic and Colloquial Expressions (中国话：习惯用法和口语的表达法) (in English/Mandarin), Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57524-006-8:
• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785: