How to say “diving” in Chinese
diving; dive
“Diving” in Chinese is 跳水, tiào shuǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
跳水 is read tiào shuǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 足 “foot”.
A picture of a stream.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “跳水”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 跳水. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我不敢从这么高的地方跳水wǒbùgǎncóngzhèmegāodedìfangtiàoshuǐI don't dare dive from such a height.
- 她夺得2了跳水冠军tāduódéletiàoshuǐguànjūnShe became the diving champion.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “diving” in Chinese?
“Diving” in Chinese is 跳水, pinyin tiàoshuǐ.
What does 跳水 mean?
跳水 (tiàoshuǐ) means “diving; dive”.
How do you write 跳水?
跳水 is 2 characters: 跳 (tiào) — jump; 水 (shuǐ) — water. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 跳水?
跳水 is read tiàoshuǐ. Tones: tiào — fourth tone, shuǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“diving” in the lesson “Sports: from the stadium to the rink”
This word is from the topic “Sports and leisure” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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