shuǐ
xìng

common
noun

Meaning of 水性

水性 means swimming ability; skill in swimming; characteristics of a body of water (depth, current, etc.). Pronounced shuǐ xìng.

  • swimming ability; skill in swimming
  • characteristics of a body of water (depth, current, etc.)

Definitions & Examples

de
shuǐ
xìng
cuò
 
néng
yóu
guò
Cháng
Jiāng
 

His swimming ability is quite good; he can swim across the Yangtze River.

Zhè
hái
zi
shuǐ
xìng
hěn
hǎo
 
sān
suì
jiù
huì
yóu
yǒng
le
 

This child has excellent swimming skills and could swim at the age of three.

Yào
xiǎng
dāng
jiù
shēng
yuán
 
shuǐ
xìng
bié
hǎo
 

To become a lifeguard, one must have exceptionally good swimming ability.