跳水

tiàoshuǐ

noun HSK 6 #16,970

Meanings

Jumping into water - the sport of diving.

HSK 3

她从小就练习跳水。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù liànxí tiàoshuǐ.

She has been practicing diving since childhood.

HSK 4

中国跳水队非常强。

Zhōngguó tiàoshuǐ duì fēicháng qiáng.

China's diving team is very strong.

HSK 5

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