游水 (yóu shuǐ) — (colloquial) to swim

Definición

游水 is the colloquial way to say 'swim,' mainly spoken in southern Chinese (especially Cantonese-influenced regions). For a more standard or neutral verb, use 游泳.

verb
(colloquial) to swim

Ejemplos

  • 游水
    Tiān tài rè le, wǒ men qù yóu shuǐ ba!
    It's too hot — let's go swimming!
  • Tā zuó tiān zài hé lǐ yóu le yí gè xiǎo shí shuǐ.
    He swam in the river for an hour yesterday.
  • 游水
    Wǒ cóng xiǎo jiù huì yóu shuǐ, shì bà ba jiào wǒ de.
    I've known how to swim since I was little — my dad taught me.

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