dragon boat racing; crossing a body of water
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to have a boat race; dragon boat racing
特指端午节等传统节日的龙舟竞速比赛。
Duān端
wǔ午
jié节
shí时
，
jiāng江
miàn面
shàng上
yǒu有
jīng精
cǎi彩
de的
lóng龙
zhōu舟
jìng竞
dù渡
。
During the Dragon Boat Festival, there is a spectacular dragon boat race on the river.
Cūn村
mín民
men们
zǔ组
zhī织
le了
yī一
chǎng场
jìng竞
dù渡
huó活
dòng动
。
The villagers organized a boat race.
verb
to swim across a body of water as a competition; to race across water
指长距离游泳横渡水域的比赛，如横渡海峡、湖泊。
Yóu游
yǒng泳
jiàn健
ér儿
men们
jiāng将
jìng竞
dù渡
Kūn昆
míng明
Hú湖
，
tiǎo挑
zhàn战
jí极
xiàn限
。
The swimmers will race across Kunming Lake, challenging their limits.
Měi每
nián年
xià夏
tiān天
dōu都
yǒu有
héng横
dù渡
Cháng长
Jiāng江
de的
jìng竞
dù渡
huó活
dòng动
。
Every summer, there is a swimming race across the Yangtze River.