游泳池 (yóu yǒng chí) — swimming pool | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

swimming pool

Measure word · 个

Examples

游泳池。
Zhè ge yóu yǒng chí hěn dà.
This swimming pool is very big.
游泳池。
Wǒ měi tiān qù yóu yǒng chí yóu yǒng.
I go swimming at the pool every day.
游泳池。
Hái zi men zài yóu yǒng chí lǐ wán shuǐ.
The children are playing in the water in the pool.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

游泳swim

游yóuswim泳yǒngswim

联合Coordinate

游泳 'swim' describes 池 'pool', giving a pool for swimming.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

斿

斿yóu游yóu

Same sound today

游 combines 水 (water) with 斿, which gives the sound yóu and also relates to travelling.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵永泳

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

永

永yǒng泳yǒng

Same sound today

泳 pairs 氵 (water) with 永, which gives the sound. The water part fits the meaning of swimming.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵也池

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

也yě池chí

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

池 pairs 氵 (water) with 也, which provides the sound.

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