游 (jau4 | you2) : swim; wander; roam; surname

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游

jau4

you2

[1] swim; float
[2] wander; roam; drift; mobile | [variant] 遊
[3] reach/section (of a river)
[4] surname

游 is also a variant as well as simplified form of 遊.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

游

This word has been viewed 10051 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Oct 2014 18:00

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游水 jau4 seoi2 = swim, swimming 粵

游水池 jau4 seoi2 ci4 = swimming pool 粵

游泳 jau4 wing6 you2 yong3 = to swim; swimming 國

游擊 jau4 gik1 you2 ji1 = guerrilla

上游 soeng6 jau4 shang4 you2 = upper reaches

游泳池 jau4 wing6 ci4 you2 yong3 chi2 = swimming pool

中游 zung1 jau4 zhong1 you2 = middle portion of a river

下游 haa6 jau4 xia4 you2 = lower reaches; downstream; backward position

游擊隊 jau4 gik1 deoi6*2 you2 ji2 gui4 (Taiwan), you2 ji1 dui4 (PRC) = guerrilla; partisan

游說 jau4 seoi3 you2 shui4 = lobby; canvass; drum up support for

優游 jau1 jau4 you1 you2 = leisurely and carefree

優哉游哉 jau1 zoi1 jau4 zoi1 you1 zai1 you2 zai1 = leisurely and carefree

游標 jau4 biu1 = cursor

游泳衣 jau4 wing6 ji1 you2 yong3 yi1 = swimsuit; bathing suit

游乾水 jau4 gon1 seoi2 = playing mahjong (lit., "dry swimming")

乘游艇 sing4 jau4 teng5 cheng2 you2 ting3 = to ride by yacht

乘滑水板游戲 sing4 waat6 seoi2 baan2 jau4 hei3 cheng2 hua2 shui3 ban3 you2 xi4 = to aquaplane

游車河 jau4 ce1 ho4*2 = to go out for a drive 粵

游戲規則 jau4 hei3 kwai1 zak1 you2 xi4 gui1 ze2 = rules of a game

游手好閑 jau4 sau2 hou3 haan4 = have nothing to do or don't want to work, just wondering around

游手好閒 jau4 sau2 hou3 haan4 you2 shou3 hao4 xian2 = idle; have nothing to do or don't want to work, just wandering around

夜游神 je6 jau4 san4 = the legendary god on patrol at night; a person who is up and about at night

游山玩水 jau4 saan1 wun6 seoi2 you2 shan1 wan2 shui3 = visit and enjoy different locales and landscape

游艇子 jau4 teng5 zi2 = boat dwellers

游花園 jau4 faa1 jyun4 you2 hua1 yuan2 = to lead or wander around, usually with intent to waste time

撳地游水 gam6 dei6 jau4 seoi2 = play safe 粵

游輪 jau4 leon4 = ocean liner, a cruise ship

游資 jau4 zi1 = idle capital

游𨋢河 jau4 lip1 ho4*2 = having the misfortune of standing in a lift going up instead of down 粵

游牧民族 jau4 muk6 man4 zuk6 = nomadic

修游 sau1 jau4 xiu1 you2 = unhurried; leisurely 粵

漫游 maan6 jau4 man4 you2 = to roam, roaming

游繩而下 jau4 sing4*2 ji4 haa6 you2 sheng2 er2 xia4 = climb down a rope

浮游生物 fau4 jau4 sang1 mat6 fu2 you2 sheng1 wu4 = plankton

游泳圈 yau4 wing6 hyun1 you2 yong3 quan1 = swim ring

打游擊 daa2 jau4 gik1 da3 you2 ji1 = engage in guerrilla warfare

麟游 leon4 jau4 lin2 you2 = Linyou (place in Shaanxi)

仙游 sin1 jau4 xian1 you2 = Xianyou (place in Fujian)

車臣游擊隊 ce1 san4 jau4 gik1 deoi6*2 che1 chen2 you2 ji2 dui4 (Taiwan), che1 chen2 you2 ji1 dui4 (PRC) = Chechen terrorists

游泳運動管理中心 jau4 wing6 wan6 dung6 gun2 lei5 zung1 sam1 = The National Swimming Administrative Centre

游鴻明 jau4 hung4 ming4 you2 hong2 ming2 = Chris Yu

Showing all 8 examples containing 游

你後日係咪游水粵
Are you going swimming the day after tomorrow?
[This is just a simple yes-no question. You can replace the verb-object pair with anything you like.]

你後日係咪去游水粵
Are you still going swimming with me, the day after tomorrow?
[Note that the inclusion of 去 here implies that you've already made an appointment to go with someone and you're confirming (你想確定). The swimming pool is far away from both of you.]

你聽日係嚟游水粵
Are you still coming swimming with me tomorrow?
[Note that the inclusion of 嚟 here implies that you've already made an appointment to go with someone and you're confirming (你想確定). The swimming pool is near you but far from the other person.]

鴨子在池塘裡游來游去國
The ducks on the pond are swimming to and fro.
[The meaning of 游來游去 is discussed [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,74996,77053#msg-77053]here.[/url] ]

條金魚喺魚缸裏面游嚟游去。粵
The goldfish is swimming in the aquarium.

佢游水游得唔曳噃! 粵
He is by no means a poor swimmer!
[We have to repeat the verb 游 because the object 水 and the extent particle 得 are both there in the sentence.]

而家噉嘅情況佢重有心情去游山玩水? 粵
He still has the mood to go for sightseeing at a time like this?

佢做事不留都撳地游水，唔會攞你嚟較飛！粵
He has all along been very careful. He will not land you in trouble.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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