can swim; know how to swim
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
can swim; know how to swim
informalOften used as a predicate verb to describe an acquired skill. Literally means 'to know water'.
Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
xué学
huì会
shuǐ水
le了
。
He learned how to swim from a young age.
Wǒ我
bù不
huì会
shuǐ水
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
zài在
hé河
biān边
hěn很
xiǎo小
xīn心
。
I can't swim, so I'm very careful by the river.
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Zhè这
ge个
cūn村
zi子
kào靠
hǎi海
，
dà大
duō多
shù数
xiǎo小
hái孩
dōu都
huì会
shuǐ水
。
This village is by the sea, so most of the children know how to swim.