How to say “swimming” in Chinese
swimming, swim
“Swimming” in Chinese is 游泳, yóu yǒng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
游泳 is read yóu yǒng: 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, 氵 “water”.
On the left, 氵 “water”.
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 “游泳”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 游泳. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你想跟我一起去游泳吗nǐxiǎnggēnwǒyìqǐqùyóuyǒngmaDo you want to go swimming with me?
- 夏天我们去海边游泳xiàtiānwǒmenqùhǎibiānyóuyǒngIn summer we go to the seaside to swim.
- 我喜欢运动比如跑步游泳wǒxǐhuanyùndòng,bǐrúpǎobù,yóuyǒngI love sports, for example running and swimming.
- 我们小区里有游泳池wǒmenxiǎoqūliyǒuyóuyǒngchíOur housing complex has a swimming pool.
- 这个游泳池的深度是两米zhègeyóuyǒngchídeshēndùshìliǎngmǐThe depth of this pool is two meters.
- 这片海域禁止游泳zhèpiànhǎiyùjìnzhǐyóuyǒngSwimming is prohibited in these waters.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “swimming” in Chinese?
“Swimming” in Chinese is 游泳, pinyin yóuyǒng.
What does 游泳 mean?
游泳 (yóuyǒng) means “swimming, swim”.
How do you write 游泳?
游泳 is 2 characters: 游 (yóu) — swim; wander; 泳 (yǒng) — swim. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 游泳?
游泳 is read yóuyǒng. Tones: yóu — second tone, yǒng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“swimming” in the lesson “How often and with whom”
This word is from the topic “Leisure and health” of HSK 2. 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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