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游 (yóu): to swim

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 2verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to swim
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 2
Strokes: 12
Radical: 氵
Structure: 左中右结构

Full definitions

to swim
to walk
to tour
to roam
to travel
to tour
to travel
to roam
to walk
to stroll
surname You
variant of 遊|游[you2]

Chinese explanation

表示在水里移动，如游泳
表示到各处走走、看看，如旅游、游园
表示交往、来往，如交游
也表示不固定的、流动的，如游击、游牧。作姓氏时读yóu。

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Example sentences

He goes swimming every morning.

We plan to travel to Europe next year.

The children are swimming back and forth in the river.

He likes to travel alone, enjoying the mountains and rivers.

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