游泳衣 (yóu yǒng yī) — swimsuit | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

swimsuit

Measure word · 件

Examples

游泳衣。
Wǒ mǎi le yí jiàn xīn de yóu yǒng yī.
I bought a new swimsuit.
游泳衣。
Zhè jiàn yóu yǒng yī de yán sè hěn piào liang.
The color of this swimsuit is very pretty.
游泳衣。
Nǐ kě yǐ zài shāng diàn lǐ shì shì yóu yǒng yī.
You can try on swimsuits in the store.

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swimming

游yóuswim泳yǒngswim

联合Side by side

衣yīclothes

游泳 means swim and 衣 means clothes, so the word is clothes 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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 衣 comes from an outline of the chest and upper clothing.

Appears in

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.