游泳 yóu yǒng swimming / to swim syn 游泳池 yóu yǒng chí swimming pool 泳池 yǒng chí swimming pool 作风 作風 zuò fēng style / style of work / way syn 格调 格調 gé diào style (of art or literature) / form / one's work style / moral character 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) 手笔 手筆 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale syn 水道 shuǐ dào watercourse (river, canal, drain etc) / water route / lane (in a swimming pool) syn 自由泳 zì yóu yǒng freestyle swimming 写法 寫法 xiě fǎ style of writing (literary style) / way of writing a character / spelling 游泳馆 游泳館 yóu yǒng guǎn indoor swimming pool / natatorium 蛙泳 wā yǒng breaststroke (swimming) 蝶泳 dié yǒng butterfly stroke (swimming) syn 头大 頭大 tóu dà to have a big head / (fig.) to get a headache / one's head is swimming 白描 bái miáo line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing 竞渡 競渡 jìng dù rowing competition / boat race / swimming competition (e.g. to cross river or lake) syn 泳 yǒng swimming / to swim 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) 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 方式 fāng shì way / manner / style / mode / pattern / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 字 zì letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[ge4] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China syn 风 風 fēng wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1] syn 格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 风格 風格 fēng gé style syn 式 shì type / form / pattern / style syn 体 體 tǐ body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics) syn 打扮 dǎ ban to decorate / to dress / to make up / to adorn / manner of dressing / style of dress syn 流行 liú xíng (of a contagious disease etc) to spread / to propagate / (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable syn 造型 zào xíng to model / to shape / appearance / style / design / form / pose syn 西装 西裝 xī zhuāng suit / Western-style clothes / CL:套[tao4] syn 花样 花樣 huā yàng pattern / way of doing sth / trick / ruse / fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰[hua1 yang4 hua2 bing1] figure skating) syn 模样 模樣 mú yàng look / style / appearance / approximation / about / CL:個|个[ge4] / also pr. [mo2 yang4] syn 文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 西服 xī fú suit / Western-style clothes (historical usage) syn 本子 běn zi book / notebook / Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" / CL:本[ben3] / edition syn 风味 風味 fēng wèi distinctive flavor / distinctive style syn 袍子 páo zi Chinese-style gown syn 字体 字體 zì tǐ calligraphic style / typeface / font syn 复古 復古 fù gǔ to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) syn 样式 樣式 yàng shì type / style syn 新款 xīn kuǎn new style / latest fashion / new model syn 新式 xīn shì new style / latest type syn 家常便饭 家常便飯 jiā cháng biàn fàn simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary syn 老牌 lǎo pái old, well-known brand / old style / old school / an old hand / experienced veteran syn 西点 西點 xī diǎn Western-style pastry 式样 式樣 shì yàng style syn 旧式 舊式 jiù shì old style 含蓄 hán xù to contain / to hold / (of a person or style etc) reserved / restrained / (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning / implicit / veiled (criticism) syn 欧式 歐式 ōu shì in the European style / Euclidean 流派 liú pài tributary (stream) / (fig.) school (of thought) / genre / style syn 谈吐 談吐 tán tǔ style of conversation syn 臃肿 臃腫 yōng zhǒng obese / bloated / swollen (style) / (fig.) (of an organization) oversized or overstaffed syn 派头 派頭 pài tóu manner / style / panache syn 文笔 文筆 wén bǐ writings / writing style syn 洋装 洋裝 yáng zhuāng Western-style dress syn 花式 huā shì fancy-style (as in 花式溜冰|花式溜冰[hua1 shi4 liu1 bing1] figure skating) 和风 和風 hé fēng breeze / (Tw) Japanese-style (cooking etc) syn 挥洒 揮灑 huī sǎ to sprinkle / to shed (tears, blood etc) / fig. free, unconstrained / to write in a free style syn 交椅 jiāo yǐ old-style wooden folding armchair, typically featuring a footrest / (fig.) position in a hierarchy syn 天马行空 天馬行空 tiān mǎ xíng kōng like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom) / (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative / unconstrained in style syn 开篇 開篇 kāi piān start of literary work / opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] syn 排场 排場 pái chang ostentation / a show of extravagance / grand style / red tape syn 毛遂自荐 毛遂自薦 máo suì zì jiàn Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom) / to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states) syn 风貌 風貌 fēng mào style / manner / ethos 西式 xī shì Western style 行云流水 行雲流水 xíng yún liú shuǐ lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced syn 开间 開間 kāi jiān unit for the width of a room, equal to the standard width of a room in an old-style house – about 10 chi 尺[chi3] / width of a room / (architecture) bay syn 别具一格 別具一格 bié jù yī gé having a unique or distinctive style syn 唱法 chàng fǎ singing style / singing method 干涩 乾澀 gān sè dry and rough (skin) / hoarse (voice) / dry and heavy (style) syn 朋克 péng kè punk (music style) (loanword) 西餐 xī cān Western-style food / CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4] syn 中国式 中國式 zhōng guó shì Chinese style / à la chinoise 套用 tào yòng to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context) / to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation) / to borrow (a phrase) / (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc) syn 体裁 體裁 tǐ cái genre / style / form of writing syn 钱庄 錢莊 qián zhuāng old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949) / (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal syn 笔触 筆觸 bǐ chù brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing syn 文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities 笔力 筆力 bǐ lì vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing / vigor of style in literary composition syn 铡刀 鍘刀 zhá dāo lever-style guillotine (for chopping fodder etc) syn 旗袍 qí páo Chinese-style dress / cheongsam 试样 試樣 shì yàng style / type / model syn 草书 草書 cǎo shū grass script / cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) syn 笔锋 筆鋒 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch 文风 文風 wén fēng writing style / (used with 鼎盛[ding3 sheng4]) cultural activity 遗风 遺風 yí fēng tradition or style from the past / old ways / surviving tradition / relic 洋气 洋氣 yáng qì Western style / foreign flavor / trendy / fashionable syn 型式 xíng shì type / pattern / version / style 仿古 fǎng gǔ pseudo-classical / modeled on antique / in the old style 行文 xíng wén writing style (formal) / to send an official written communication syn 风骨 風骨 fēng gǔ strength of character / vigorous style (of calligraphy) syn 笔调 筆調 bǐ diào (of writing) tone / style syn 款式 kuǎn shì pattern / style / design / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 花儿 花兒 huā ér style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia / CL:首[shou3] syn 美式 měi shì American-style 中式 zhōng shì Chinese style syn 型态 型態 xíng tài form / shape / type / style / pattern 