Swim in Chinese (Mandarin): 游泳 (yóuyǒng)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 游泳

• 游

  To swim, to travel. 氵 (water) is on the left.

  12 strokes

• 泳

  To swim. 氵 (water) is on the left.

  8 strokes

Both characters have 氵 for water. A swimming pool is 游泳池 (yóuyǒngchí).

More examples with 游泳

• 夏天我去游泳。

  Xiàtiān wǒ qù yóuyǒng.

  In summer I go swimming.

• 鸭子在水里游泳。

  鴨子在水裡游泳。

  Yāzi zài shuǐ li yóuyǒng.

  The duck swims in the water.

How to write 游泳 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.