to float on water; to swim
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to swim; to move through water
literaryA slightly literary or descriptive term for the act of swimming. More common in written contexts than casual speech.
Jǐ几
zhǐ只
yā鸭
zi子
zhèng正
zài在
chí池
táng塘
lǐ里
fú浮
shuǐ水
。
Several ducks are swimming in the pond.
Tā他
shuǐ水
xìng性
hěn很
hǎo好
，
kě可
yǐ以
qīng轻
sōng松
fú浮
shuǐ水
guò过
hé河
。
He is a strong swimmer and can easily swim across the river.
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Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
qiǎn浅
shuǐ水
qū区
xué学
xí习
fú浮
shuǐ水
。
The children are learning to swim in the shallow end.