The Chinese word for to swim is
游泳
yóu yǒng
Chinese Definition
| swim | |
| 1. 动词. 游泳。 | |
| Components | |
| 游 | |
| 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 | |
| 泳 | |
| 1. to swim |
Translations for 泳 and their definitions
| 游泳 | |
| 1. v. to swim | |
| 禁止 游泳。 - No swimming. | |
| 2. n. swimming (as a water sport) |
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yóu yǒng
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