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自由泳

zi6 jau4 wing6

zi4 you2 yong3

[1] the crawl; crawl stroke; overarm stroke [2] [Syn.] 爬泳 ; 捷泳 [3] [swimming] also: 蝶泳 ; 蛙泳 ; 仰泳 ; 背泳

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

自由泳

This word was added by Steph_fr on 17th Jul 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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自 zi6 zi4 - self; private; personal
由 jau4 you2 yao1 - cause, reason; from
泳 wing6 yong3 - dive; swim

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