仰泳

yǎngyǒng

noun #40,144

Meanings

1 backstroke (swimming)

Characters

face upward / lie on back

Examples

HSK 3

她是200米仰泳世界纪录保持者。

Tā shì èr bǎi mǐ yǎngyǒng shìjiè jìlù bǎochízhě.

She holds the world record for the 200m backstroke.

HSK 7-9

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