跳水

tiàoshuǐ

noun HSK 6 #16,970

Meanings

Jumping into water — the sport of diving.

中国跳水队非常强。

Zhōngguó tiàoshuǐ duì fēicháng qiáng.

China's diving team is very strong.

她从小就练习跳水。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù liànxí tiàoshuǐ.

She has been practicing diving since childhood.

跳水比赛的评分很严格。

Tiàoshuǐ bǐsài de píngfēn hěn yángé.

The scoring for diving competitions is very strict.

usage

跳水 specifically refers to competitive diving (from a platform or springboard). For casual diving/jumping into water, you might say 跳进水里.

跳 tiào

水 shuǐ