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跳水

tiàoshuǐ
noun HSK 6 #16,970

Meanings

  1. 1 diving (sport)
  2. 2 to dive (into water)

Characters

跳
tiào
to jump; to leap
水
shuǐ
water
Jumping into water — the sport of diving.

Examples

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 cóng xiǎo 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.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

跳 tiào
水 shuǐ