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 12767 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
See all 41 compounds (CantoDict reports 45 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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