diéyǒng

蝶泳

Word · Noun

butterfly stroke; swimming style

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

butterfly stroke (swimming)

technical

A swimming stroke performed by kicking with both legs simultaneously while moving both arms in a circular motion above and through the water, resembling the wings of a butterfly.

Tā他
zài在
zhè这
cì次
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
huò获
dé得
le了
dié蝶
yǒng泳
guàn冠
jūn军
 。

He won the butterfly stroke championship in this competition.

Dié蝶
yǒng泳
shì是
zuì最
xiāo消
hào耗
tǐ体
lì力
de的
yóu游
yǒng泳
zī姿
shì势
zhī之
yī一
 。

Butterfly stroke is one of the most physically demanding swimming strokes.

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Tā她
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
liàn练
xí习
dié蝶
yǒng泳
yī一
xiǎo小
shí时
 。

She practices butterfly stroke for an hour every morning.

Dié蝶
yǒng泳
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
 ,
yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
xū需
yào要
bǎo保
chí持
xié协
tiáo调
de的
shēn身
tǐ体
bō波
làng浪
dòng动
zuò作
 。

In butterfly stroke competitions, athletes need to maintain coordinated body wave movements.