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游泳

yóu yǒng · you yong

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HSK 3Old HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. swimming
  2. to swim
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Swimming for an hour

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)做(zuò)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    What did you do yesterday?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)游泳(yóuyǒng)了(le)，游(yóu)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    I went swimming. I swam for an hour.

  3. Liangliang

    游(yóu)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)？你(nǐ)真(zhēn)厉害(lìhai)！

    An hour? You're really impressive!

  4. Dengdeng

    其实(qíshí)一半(yībàn)时间(shíjiān)我(wǒ)在(zài)水(shuǐ)里(lǐ)站(zhàn)着(zhe)聊天(liáotiān)。

    Actually half the time I stood in the water chatting.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)不是(bùshì)游泳(yóuyǒng)，是(shì)开会(kāihuì)。

    So it was not swimming. It was a meeting.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)海(hǎi)里(lǐ)游(yóu)泳(yǒng)并(bìng)不(bú)意(yì)味(wèi)着(zhe)就(jiù)拥(yōng)有(yǒu)大(dà)海(hǎi)。

Swimming in the sea doesn't mean owning the sea.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by afeinberg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)在(zài)这(zhè)条(tiáo)河(hé)里(lǐ)游(yóu)泳(yǒng)太(tài)危(wēi)险(xiǎn)了(le)。

This river is dangerous for children to swim in.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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游
yóu

to swim

泳
yǒng

swimming; to swim

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