蝶泳

diéyǒng

noun #40,424

Meanings

1 butterfly stroke (swimming)

Characters

Examples

蝶泳对体力的要求非常高。

Diéyǒng duì tǐlì de yāoqiú fēicháng gāo.

Butterfly places very high demands on stamina.

她拿到了200米蝶泳的金牌。

Tā ná dào le èr bǎi mǐ diéyǒng de jīnpái.

She won the gold in the 200 meter butterfly.

Tips

memory

蝶 = butterfly. The simultaneous arm motion resembles butterfly wings. Pair with 蛙泳 (breaststroke / 'frog') to remember both.

Stroke Order

蝶 dié

泳 yǒng