Chinese Word of the Day

游泳
yóu yǒng

swim

Definitions

Chinese > English
游泳	yóuyǒng
1. v. to swim
禁止游泳。 - No swimming.
2. n. swimming (as a water sport)
English > Chinese
swim
1. 动词. 游泳。
Components
游	yóu
1. to swim
他游得最遠。 - He swam the furthest.
他們一起游向那艘船。 - Together they swam to the ship.
2. reach; part of a river
上游 - upper reach, upstream
下游 - lower reach, downstream
3. Simplified form of 遊
遊	yóu
1. to travel; to tour
遊客 - traveler, tourist
旅遊 - trip, travel
2. to wander; to roam
遊走 - wandering, to migrate
遊民 - vagrant, vagabond
遊蕩 - to roam about
3. to play
遊玩 - to play
4. to walk
遊行 - to march
5. to associate with, to have contact with
交遊 - to have friendly relationships
6. to persuade, to convince
遊說shuì - to persuade
7. to move freely
遊刃有餘 - to do something skillfully and easily
8. Alternative form of 游 (to swim)
泳	yǒng
1. to swim
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