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[1] swim; float [2] wander; roam; drift; mobile | [variant] 遊 [3] reach/section (of a river) [4] surname Additional PoS: Stroke count: 13
Level: 1
Radical: 水 (#85)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 10047 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 = to swim; swimming 國 游擊 jau4 gik1 = guerrilla 上游 soeng6 jau4 = upper reaches 游泳池 jau4 wing6 ci4 = swimming pool 中游 zung1 jau4 = middle portion of a river 下游 haa6 jau4 = lower reaches; downstream; backward position 游擊隊 jau4 gik1 deoi6*2 = guerrilla; partisan 游說 jau4 seoi3 = lobby; canvass; drum up support for See all 41 compounds (CantoDict reports 45 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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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] ]
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.] Legend 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. |