仰泳

yǎngyǒng

noun #40,144

Meanings

1 backstroke (swimming)

Characters

face upward / lie on back

Examples

她是200米仰泳世界纪录保持者。

Tā shì èrbǎi mǐ yǎngyǒng shìjiè jìlù bǎochí zhě.

She holds the world record for the 200m backstroke.

仰泳出发时脚要蹬墙。

Yǎngyǒng chūfā shí jiǎo yào dēng qiáng.

For the backstroke start, you have to push off the wall with your feet.

Tips

memory

仰 means 'to face upward / lie on one's back', so 仰泳 literally captures the position of swimming on your back.

Stroke Order

仰 yǎng

泳 yǒng