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"swimming stroke" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
泳姿 yǒng zī swimming style / swimming stroke
Chinese Pinyin Translation
点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit / a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3zhong1]) syn
提 tí to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid syn
直 zhí straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters syn
游泳 yóu yǒng swimming / to swim syn
游泳池 yóu yǒng chí swimming pool
泳池 yǒng chí swimming pool
行程 xíng chéng journey / travel route / distance of travel / course (of history) / stroke (of a piston) / (Tw) (computing) process syn
铃声 鈴聲 líng shēng ring / ringtone / bell stroke / tintinnabulation
中风 中風 zhòng fēng to suffer a paralyzing stroke
抚摸 撫摸 fǔ mō to gently caress and stroke / to pet / to fondle syn
机遇 機遇 jī yù opportunity / favorable circumstance / stroke of luck syn
眩晕 眩暈 xuàn yùn vertigo / dizziness / fainting / feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke) / Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1] syn
一举 一舉 yī jǔ a move / an action / in one move / at a stroke / in one go syn
一笔勾销 一筆勾銷 yī bǐ gōu xiāo to write off at one stroke syn
一蹶不振 yī jué bù zhèn one stumble, unable to rise (idiom) / a setback leading to total collapse / ruined at a stroke / unable to recover after a minor hitch syn
换气 換氣 huàn qì to take a breath (in swimming) / to ventilate
水性 shuǐ xìng swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc)
水道 shuǐ dào watercourse (river, canal, drain etc) / water route / lane (in a swimming pool) syn
败笔 敗筆 bài bǐ a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing syn
自由泳 zì yóu yǒng freestyle swimming
脑溢血 腦溢血 nǎo yì xuè cerebral hemorrhage / stroke
抚摩 撫摩 fǔ mó to stroke / to caress syn
游泳馆 游泳館 yóu yǒng guǎn indoor swimming pool / natatorium
际遇 際遇 jì yù circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise) / stroke of luck / opportunity syn
蛙泳 wā yǒng breaststroke (swimming)
蝶泳 dié yǒng butterfly stroke (swimming) syn
口诀 口訣 kǒu jué mnemonic chant / rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order etc) syn
笔触 筆觸 bǐ chù brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing syn
一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight syn
摩挲 mó suō to stroke / to caress syn
笔锋 筆鋒 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
五笔 五筆 wǔ bǐ abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
轻抚 輕撫 qīng fǔ to stroke lightly / to caress
头大 頭大 tóu dà to have a big head / (fig.) to get a headache / one's head is swimming
大运 大運 dà yùn a stroke of luck / World University Games (formerly "Universiade") (abbr. for 大學生運動會|大学生运动会[da4 xue2 sheng1 yun4 dong4 hui4])
五笔字型 五筆字型 wǔ bǐ zì xíng five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
五笔输入法 五筆輸入法 wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
竖直 豎直 shù zhí vertical / to erect / to set upright / vertical stroke in Chinese characters / young servant (old)
脑中风 腦中風 nǎo zhòng fēng cerebral stroke
脑卒中 腦卒中 nǎo cù zhòng stroke / cerebral hemorrhage
偏锋 偏鋒 piān fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1]) / (fig.) unorthodox or improper way of doing things
笔顺 筆順 bǐ shùn stroke order (when writing Chinese character)
顿挫 頓挫 dùn cuò a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes / a cadence / punctuated by a transition / with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting)
卒中 cù zhòng stroke / cerebral hemorrhage
笔画数 筆畫數 bǐ huà shù stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)
竞渡 競渡 jìng dù rowing competition / boat race / swimming competition (e.g. to cross river or lake) syn
画 畫 huà to draw / to paint / picture / painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]) / to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) / stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) / (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) syn
摸 mō to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract syn
划 劃 huà to delimit / to transfer / to assign / to plan / to draw (a line) / stroke of a Chinese character syn
横 橫 héng horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent syn
竖 豎 shù to erect / vertical / vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) syn
泳 yǒng swimming / to swim
撇 piě to throw / to cast / left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy) syn
乙 zhé turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折[zhe2]
抚 撫 fǔ to comfort / to console / to stroke / to caress / an old term for province or provincial governor syn
捋 lǚ to smooth or arrange sth using one's fingers / to stroke syn
搔首弄姿 sāo shǒu nòng zī to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom) syn
脑充血 腦充血 nǎo chōng xuè stroke / cerebral hemorrhage
一挥而就 一揮而就 yī huī ér jiù to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke syn
毕其功于一役 畢其功于一役 bì qí gōng yú yī yì to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom) syn
水立方 shuǐ lì fāng Water Cube, nickname of Beijing National Aquatics Center 北京國家游泳中心|北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
蛙式 wā shì breaststroke (swimming)
王永民 wáng yǒng mín Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wu3 bi3 shu1 ru4 fa3]
捺 nà to press down firmly / to suppress / right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]) syn
磔 zhé old term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]), now called 捺[na4] / sound made by birds (onom.) / (literary) to dismember (form of punishment) / to spread syn
歪打正着 歪打正著 wāi dǎ zhèng zháo to succeed by a lucky stroke syn
花样游泳 花樣游泳 huā yàng yóu yǒng synchronized swimming
一刀切 yī dāo qiē lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom) / to impose uniformity / one solution fits a diversity of problems / one size fits all
泳帽 yǒng mào swimming cap
泳镜 泳鏡 yǒng jìng swimming goggles
混合泳 hùn hé yǒng medley (swimming)
博蒂 bó dì birdie (one stroke under par in golf)
趯 tì to jump / way of stroke in calligraphy
一笔不苟 一筆不苟 yī bǐ bù gǒu lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom) / fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
一蹴而得 yī cù ér dé to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight
点睛之笔 點睛之筆 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
爬泳 pá yǒng crawl (swimming stroke)
意存笔先，画尽意在 意存筆先，畫盡意在 yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
北京国家游泳中心 北京國家游泳中心 běi jīng guó jiā yóu yǒng zhōng xīn Beijing National Aquatics Center, swimming venue of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
游泳镜 游泳鏡 yóu yǒng jìng swimming goggles
狗爬式 gǒu pá shì dog paddle (swimming style) / doggy style (sex position)
水上芭蕾 shuǐ shàng bā lěi synchronized swimming
狗仔式 gǒu zǎi shì dog paddle (swimming) / doggy style (sex)
狗刨 gǒu páo dog paddle (swimming style)
花式游泳 huā shì yóu yǒng (Tw) synchronized swimming
裤头 褲頭 kù tóu (dialect) underpants / (swimming) trunks
遇溺 yù nì (HK) to get into difficulties (in the sea or a swimming pool etc)
笔划检字表 筆劃檢字表 bǐ huà jiǎn zì biǎo lookup table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke count
侧锋 側鋒 cè fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1])
横钩 橫鉤 héng gōu horizontal stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)
横折 橫折 héng zhé (horizontal-starting right angle character stroke)
竖钩 豎鉤 shù gōu vertical stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)
竖折 豎折 shù zhé (downwards-starting right angle character stroke)
斜钩 斜鉤 xié gōu (downwards-right concave hooked character stroke)
正锋 正鋒 zhèng fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip of the brush runs along the center of the stroke (cf. 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1])
丨 shù vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
亅 jué "vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6), aka 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4gou1]
搎 sūn to rub with the hand / to stroke
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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