qiú
泅
swim; cross water by swimming
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to swim; to cross water by swimming
literaryA formal and literary term for swimming, especially used to describe crossing a body of water.
Tā他
qiú泅
dù渡
guò过
le了
tuān湍
jí急
de的
hé河
liú流
。
He swam across the fast-flowing river.
Wèi为
le了
jiù救
luò落
shuǐ水
ér儿
tóng童
，
tā他
yì毅
rán然
qiú泅
shuǐ水
yóu游
dào到
le了
duì对
àn岸
。
To save the drowning child, he resolutely swam across to the other shore.
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Gǔ古
dài代
shì士
bīng兵
cháng常
qiú泅
dù渡
tōu偷
xí袭
dí敌
jun1军
zhèn阵
dì地
。
Ancient soldiers often swam across to launch surprise attacks on enemy positions.
Tā他
píng凭
jiè借
chū出
sè色
de的
qiú泅
shuǐ水
jì技
néng能
yíng赢
dé得
le了
yóu游
yǒng泳
bǐ比
sài赛
。
He won the swimming competition with his excellent swimming skills.
Yú渔
mín民
qiú泅
shuǐ水
zhǎo找
huí回
le了
bèi被
chōng冲
zǒu走
de的
yú渔
wǎng网
。
The fisherman swam back to retrieve the fishing net that had been washed away.