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游

yóu · you/Yóu · you

Traditional 遊

HSK 3

Meaning

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yóu 遊

  1. to walk
  2. to tour
  3. to roam
  4. to travel

Yóu 游

  1. surname You

yóu 游

  1. to swim
  2. variant of 遊 / 游 (yóu)
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Lake swim

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)湖(hú)真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)，你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)游(yóu)一会儿(yīhuìr)吗(ma)？

    The lake looks so nice. Do you want to swim for a bit?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)会(huì)游(yóu)，可是(kěshì)只会(zhǐhuì)一点点(yīdiǎndiǎn)。

    I can swim, but only a little.

  3. Liangliang

    一点点(yīdiǎndiǎn)就(jiù)够(gòu)了(le)。我(wǒ)在(zài)你(nǐ)旁边(pángbiān)游(yóu)。

    A little is enough. I will swim next to you.

  4. Dengdeng

    等等(děngděng)！你看(nǐkàn)，那只(nàzhǐ)鸭子(yāzi)游得(yóude)多(duō)快(kuài)！我(wǒ)游不过(yóubùguò)它(tā)。

    Wait! Look, how fast that duck swims! I cannot swim faster than it.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)就(jiù)跟着(gēnzhe)它(tā)游(yóu)吧(ba)！

    Then just follow it and swim!

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2 examples
01

他(tā)试(shì)图(tú)游(yóu)过(guò)河(hé)，但(dàn)是(shì)失(shī)败(bài)了(le)。

He failed in his attempt to swim across the river.

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

02

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)湖(hú)里(lǐ)游(yóu)了(le)泳(yǒng)。

We swam in the lake.

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

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