How to use 游 (yóu) in Mandarin Chinese?

游 yóu GRAMMAR

HSK 2 · Grammar note

游 — how to use it in Chinese

to swim

Frequent patterns

Explanation

Base character with a broad meaning; rarely used alone in modern Chinese, usually appears in compounds.

Example sentences

我 wǒ 会 huì 游泳 yóuyǒng 但是 dànshì 游 yóu 得 de 不快 bù kuài

I can swim, but not fast

游 yóu 泳 yǒng 很 hěn 好 hǎo

Swimming is good.

我们 wǒ men 去 qù 游 yóu

Let's go for a swim.

鱼 yú 在 zài 水里 shuǐ lǐ 游 yóu

The fish swims in the water

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