HSK · Level 42
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Chinese word
跳水
Pronunciation
Pinyintiào shuǐ
Meaning
- noundiving
Example
他在做跳水训练。tā zài zuò tiào shuǐ xùn liàn
He is practicing diving.
More examples
他在比赛中完成了一个漂亮的跳水动作。tā zài bǐ sài zhōng wán chéng le yí gè piào liàng de tiào shuǐ dòng zuò
He completed a beautiful diving move in the competition.
Core concept
A controlled launch from a board or platform into water, seen either as one airborne entry or as the sport built from such entries.
Common phrases
跳水项目tiào shuǐ xiàng mù
diving event
跳水动作tiào shuǐ dòng zuò
diving move
跳水训练tiào shuǐ xùn liàn
diving training
Similar words
潜水qián shuǐ: Staying under the water by holding the breath or using breathing equipment.
游泳yóu yǒng: Moving through water by using the arms and legs.
Definition in Chinese
表示以跳板或高台为起点跳入水中的动作，也用来指作为该动作展开的体育项目。biǎo shì yǐ tiào bǎn huò gāo tái wèi qí diǎn tiào rù shuǐ zhōng de dòng zuò yě yòng lái zhǐ zuò wéi gāi dòng zuò zhǎn kāi de tǐ yù xiàng mù
Word origin
跳水 (tiàoshuǐ, "diving") combines 跳 (tiào, "jump") with 水 (shuǐ, "water"), naming a jump into water and later the organized sport built around it.
Usage tips
- In Chinese sports coverage, 跳水 (tiàoshuǐ, "diving") can name the entire event category, so noun use remains natural even when no single jump is being described.
Other meanings
- diveverb
Related words
- 跳水项目tiào shuǐ xiàng mùdiving eventnoun
- 跳水训练tiào shuǐ xùn liàndiving trainingnoun