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跳水

tiàoshuǐ

diving

A diver in mid-air above a pool
Memory picture

Characters in this word

跳 tiào

Strokes
13
Radical
足 — foot
Made of
足 foot 兆 omen
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

水 shuǐ

Strokes
4
Radical
水 — water, liquid, lotion, juice
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 他从十岁开始练跳水,动作一直非常稳定。 Tā cóng shí suì kāishǐ liàn tiàoshuǐ, dòngzuò yìzhí fēicháng wěndìng. He has practised diving since the age of ten, and his movements have always been very steady.
  • 运动员从十米高的台上跳水,姿势非常漂亮。 Yùndòngyuán cóng shí mǐ gāo de tái shàng tiàoshuǐ, zīshì fēicháng piàoliang. The athlete dives from a ten-metre platform with a very beautiful form.
  • 夏天,孩子们喜欢在河边跳水玩。 Xiàtiān, háizimen xǐhuan zài hé biān tiàoshuǐ wán. In summer, children like to jump into the water by the river.

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